Xizhou Ancient Town

It retains the classic Bai courtyard layouts of "Three Courtyards with One Screen Wall" and "Four Courtyards and Five Skylights", far quieter and more rustic than bustling Dali Ancient City. It perfectly integrates Bai folk architecture, idyllic rice field landscapes, intangible cultural heritage and slow rural lifestyle. Core highlights include the iconic Corner Tower, Yan Family Courtyard Museum (the grand Bai wealthy mansion), Lindeng Garden’s famous yellow earthen wall, tie-dye alleys full of indigo cloth, century-old banyan tree, Sifang Square and vast layered rice paddies stretching toward Erhai Lake. It is the birthplace of the renowned local snack Xizhou Baba, and pairs seamlessly with the Erhai West Bank Ecological Corridor and Shuanglang Ancient Town for a relaxing lakeside cultural journey.