Eryuan
Cibi Lake defines the setting of Eryuan — its broad water and cultivated basin are enclosed by long mountain slopes. In northwestern Yunnan, Eryuan lies in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture; Cibi Lake drains into the Miju River, which continues south toward Erhai Lake. Fields and lakeside settlements occupy the level ground, while wooded hills rise immediately beyond it, giving the county seat a distinctly rural scale. The lake is an important part of the local watershed as well as a defining element of the town’s setting. Eryuan’s place within the Bai autonomous prefecture also connects it to one of Yunnan’s major ethnic-cultural regions, centered on the wider Dali area.
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Few places in Yunnan have a history as closely tied to the waters feeding Erhai Lake as Eryuan. This county seat in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture lies north of the lake, in a basin of fields, settlements and upland ridges. Its name, commonly understood as “source of Erhai,” reflects the importance of the local watershed. Cibi Lake and the Miju River belong to the network of waters associated with Erhai’s northern catchment, while the county is also known in Yunnan for its hot springs. Eryuan forms part of the homeland of the Bai people, one of the principal communities of the Dali area. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of northwestern Yunnan connects regionally.
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Mountain ranges and river valleys define much of Yunnan, shaping a province where farming, tea production and transport routes change sharply with altitude. Kunming, the provincial capital, lies near the Stone Forest, a vast karst formation included in UNESCO’s South China Karst World Heritage property. Farther northwest, the upper Yangtze, Mekong and Salween run through parallel valleys in the Hengduan Mountains, a defining feature of the region. Yunnan is home to 25 officially recognised ethnic minority groups, while Pu’er tea takes its name from the city of Pu’er. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Yunnan.
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Built around the Yellow River and Yangtze basins, China grew into a vast modern state with landscapes that run from the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas to the Gobi Desert and the shores of the South China Sea. The Yangtze, Asia’s longest river, crosses the country west to east, linking mountain regions with major cities and fertile plains. Beijing’s Forbidden City, the former imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, remains a defining monument of its long imperial era. The Great Wall follows northern terrain in many separate sections, while regional cuisines, tea traditions and festivals reveal striking local variety. Explore other places across China’s regions to put this setting in a broader geographic context.
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