Dali

Location: located between 99°58' - 100°27' east longitide and 25°25' - 25°58' north latitude, and in the northwest of Yunnan province

Nationalities: Han, Hui, Bai, Yi and Tibetan

Population: 3.19 million.

Urban Population: 486,800

Area: 28,536 sq km

History: The capital of Nanzhao State; the political, cultural and economical center of Yunnan in the ancient history

Climatic Features: sub-tropical monsoon climate with annual frost-free of 230 days, and sunlight of 2276.6 hours, no much difference between 4 reasons

Average Temperature: 15.1℃

Rainfall: annual rainfall of 1078.9mm