The characteristic bars in Dali Old Town are:

Tang Dynasty Bar. The Tang Dynasty Bar in Dali is very hot and the atmosphere is very high at night.

Bird Bar. The Bird Bar is a quiet dining bar with music that has quite a style of its own.

Bad Monkey Bar. This is a foreigner owned bar with a super crowd of foreigners.

Sakura Yakin Bar. Sakura Yakin Bar is a small bar with a nice environment in Dali, which is loved by many tourists. The appearance of the bar is a bit ancient and charming, the feeling inside is also very good, as if traveling to another era, there are singers performing, the atmosphere is not bad. The hosts and tourists interact more, also reflects a major feature of the ancient city bar.

The ancient city of Dali is located in the western part of Yunnan Province, also known as Ye Yu City, Purple City. The ancient city of its history can be traced back to the Tang Tianbao years, the Nanzhao King Gelu Fenghuang built the city of Yang Tho Ma, as its new capital. The ancient city was built in Ming Hongwu 15 years (1382), covers an area of 3 square kilometers.

Dali for the State Council on February 8, 1982 announced one of China's first 24 historical and cultural cities.

Dali Ancient City was the center of Yunnan's politics, economy and culture for more than 500 years during the Tang and Song dynasties. 14 key cultural relics protection units above the municipal level are distributed in the ancient city, which carry Dali's history and culture, religious culture and ethnic culture, and it is the core area of Dali's tourism.