Butterfly Spring

蝴蝶泉

Butterfly Spring is one of the famous tourist attractions, with beautiful scenery, clear spring water, and a rare wonder in the world - the butterfly gathering.
In the hearts of the Bai people, Butterfly Spring is a symbol of love and loyalty. Every year during the Butterfly Festival, young Bai men and women from all over the country come here to "throw a stone to test the depth of the water" and use singing to find their soulmates.
The water of Butterfly Spring is as clear as a mirror. Every year when the Butterfly Festival comes, thousands of butterflies fly in from all directions and dance around the spring.
Countless butterflies will hook their feet and antennae together, hanging from the albizzia tree to the water surface in a colorful and spectacular sight.

Attractions Location: 1 km north of Dali Zhoucheng, Dali City, Yunnan Province (below Yunnong Peak of Cangshan Mountain)

Tickets:
Tickets: RMB 40 (Monday to Sunday, January 1st to December 31st)
Half-price ticket: Full-time university undergraduates and below with valid ID;
Free ticket:
1. Children 1.2 meters tall and above;
2. Elderly persons aged 70 years and above with valid ID;
3. Active military personnel and disabled persons with valid certificates;

Opening hours:
08:30-18:00 (Monday to Sunday, January 1st to December 31st)

Contact Details: 0872-2431125;0872-2431433

Time reference: 1-3 hours


Recommended itinerary for Butterfly Spring tours

1-day itinerary: In-depth tour of Butterfly Spring

  • Morning: Take a taxi from Dali Ancient Town → Butterfly Spring (40 minutes)
  • Afternoon: Visit Butterfly Spring Park (3 hours) → Experience the Bai Nationality’s Three-course Tea

Focus on the core landscape of Butterfly Spring, suitable for tourists with tight schedule.

Accommodation: Boutique B&B around Butterfly Spring

Food: Casserole fish, Rushan soup

Souvenirs: Butterfly specimen handicrafts, Bai ethnic group tie-dyed square towel


2-day itinerary: Dali's two classics

  • D1: Same as 1-day itinerary
  • D2: Butterfly Spring→Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple (30 minutes by taxi)→Night tour of Dali Ancient Town

A combination of religious culture and natural wonders, experience Dali's "wind, flowers, snow and moon".

Accommodation: Inn in the South Gate area of ​​Dali Ancient Town

Food: Yongping braised chicken, Diaomei braised pork

Souvenirs: Chongsheng Temple consecration instruments, Dali snow pear paste


3-day itinerary: Cang'er Golden Triangle

  • D1-2: Same as 2-day itinerary
  • D3: Cycling around Erhai Lake (Xizhou→Shuanglang section, 4 hours)

Join the Erhai Lake ecological experience to form a complete closed loop of landscape and humanities.

Accommodation: Shuanglang Seaside Inn

Food: Hot and Sour Bow Fish, Xizhou Baba

Souvenirs: Zhoucheng Tie-Dyed Cloth, Erhai Shell Crafts


4-Day Itinerary: Dali + Shaxi Combined Tour

  • D1-3: Same 3-day itinerary
  • D4: Share a car to Shaxi Ancient Town (2.5 hours) → Yujin Bridge → Sifang Street

Extend the culture of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road and experience a more original ancient town style.

Accommodation: Shaxi rammed earth courtyard B&B

Food: Matsutake chicken hotpot, Mabang cuisine

Souvenirs: black pottery tea set, handmade leather bells


5-day itinerary: Dali + Lijiang classic line

  • D1-3: Same as 3-day itinerary
  • D4: Train to Lijiang (1.5 hours) → Shuhe Ancient Town
  • D5: One-day tour of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

The snow mountain and the ancient city are linked to experience the cultural differences between the Naxi and Bai people.

Accommodation: Lijiang Naxi Style Inn

Food: Cured pork ribs hotpot, chicken bean jelly

Souvenirs: Dongba paper lanterns, snowflake silverware


6-day itinerary: Northwest Yunnan loop

  • D1-5: Same as 5-day itinerary
  • D6: Lijiang→Shangri-La (4 hours by bus)→Dukezong Ancient Town

From low altitude to plateau, experience diverse ethnic customs.

Accommodation: Tibetan boutique hotel

Food: Yak beef hot pot, butter tea

Souvenirs: Tibetan incense, Nisi black pottery


7-day itinerary: Panoramic Yunnan experience

  • D1-6: Same as 6-day itinerary
  • D7: Songzanlin Temple→Pudacuo Park→Return

Complete coverage of the three major world heritage sites in Yunnan, suitable for in-depth travel enthusiasts.

Accommodation: Scenic hotel around Songzanlin Temple

Food: Tibetan tsampa, matsutake sashimi

Souvenirs: thangka, wild mushrooms and dried goods


User Reviews

By Walk |

Butterfly Spring is a 3A scenic spot, and there are not many things to do in it. There is a butterfly shed, a water stage performance and a butterfly spring. There are ethnic costumes here, which can be worn and photographed. The clothing rental is 5 yuan/person, with no time limit, and the photography fee is calculated separately. There is a vending machine selling commemorative coins in the scenic area. Friends who like it can buy one as a souvenir.

The scenic area is not large and the tour time is about 2 hours.

By Scholar's spirit |

In the early 1960s, a song titled "Dali has beautiful scenery in March, it's a good place to dress up by the Butterfly Spring, butterflies fly over to collect nectar, why is A-mei combing her hair?" spread to every corner of the country with the release of the movie "Five Golden Flowers".

The Butterfly Spring Scenic Area is also famous for its five golden flowers, but currently this traditional park no longer has many of the internet celebrity attributes of modern scenic spots, so most of the tourists are elderly people.

But Butterfly Spring holds a very high status in the hearts of the Bai people. The Butterfly Meeting on the 15th day of the fourth lunar month every year is known as the Bai people's "Valentine's Day". Many Bai youths come here to sing and dance, using songs to find their loved ones.

By Good little fool |

With the spread of the color feature film "Five Golden Flowers", Butterfly Spring gradually became famous and was developed into a scenic spot. From the entrance of the scenic spot, you have to walk a little mountain road to get there. There is also a butterfly museum on the side of the road, which has various butterfly specimens. At the end of the road is a greenhouse, where a few listless butterflies live.



☛Highlights: Butterfly Spring is emerald green, but very transparent and clear, and you can see the bottom of the water at a glance. It's a small pool, but it's very interesting. When I was a kid, I saw all the 72 springs in Jinan, but none of them was as transparent as Butterfly Spring. It is said that the "butterfly tree" next to it will bloom in summer, and all kinds of butterflies will come to worship. The wonder of butterflies hooking their whiskers and feet was recorded by Xu Xiake, but it is estimated that it has disappeared now. Although I didn't go there at a proper time, it was also the third month of the lunar calendar. Except in the greenhouse, there was not a single butterfly to be seen by the spring.

In addition, you can rent Bai ethnic costumes in Butterfly Spring for 10-20 yuan per set



☛Thunder point: There is not a single butterfly flying freely, and there is only one spring in the large scenic area. It feels very pitfall. And it is not on the road around Erhai Lake. If you want to go around Erhai Lake, you need to take a detour, which feels not worth it.

By Long-faced Zhang Shaoxia |

Butterfly Spring is one of the famous tourist attractions, with beautiful scenery, clear spring water, and a rare wonder (Butterfly Meeting). With the spread of the classic film "Five Golden Flowers" reflecting the life of the Bai people, this unique landscape of Butterfly Spring has become more famous and well-known both at home and abroad.



The water of Butterfly Spring is as clear as a mirror. Every year in mid-April, when the butterfly festival comes, thousands of butterflies fly in from all directions and dance around the spring. The butterflies are as big as a palm and as small as a copper coin. Countless butterflies are hooked together with their feet and antennae, head and tail connected, hanging from the big albizzia tree to the water surface in a string. The colorful butterflies are a spectacle.



Ticket 20 + battery car 20 = package 35, buy tickets on site

By hyacinth! |

Every spring and summer, especially on April 15, the fragrance of the butterfly tree attracts butterflies. Large numbers of butterflies gather around the spring and fly all over the sky. Unfortunately, in the past decade or so, it has become difficult for people to see the beautiful butterfly show. Sometimes, although there are butterflies gathering, the number is small.

By _Show off to the world~ |

I came here in early July and it was raining hard. The park is small, so you don't need to buy a battery car. The half-price ticket is 20 yuan, which is OK. The butterfly world inside allows you to get close to butterflies, which is good. Butterflies will be slower on rainy days. When you pick them up, use your fingers to gently hold the butterfly's feet, and don't pinch their wings.

By Yuhao |

Butterfly Spring is located at the foot of Yunnong Peak of Dian Cang Mountain in Dali. It is a square spring with an area of ​​more than 50 square meters. The water of Butterfly Spring is as clear as a mirror. Every year when the butterfly festival comes, thousands of butterflies fly from all directions and dance around the spring. The butterflies are as big as a palm and as small as a copper coin. Countless butterflies are hooked together with their feet and antennae, head and tail connected, hanging from the big acacia tree to the water surface in a string. The colorful butterflies are a spectacle. When Guo Moruo visited in 1961, he wrote the three characters "Butterfly Spring" by hand and engraved them on the stone archway beside the spring.

By Lush and lush |

I learned about Butterfly Spring from the movie Five Golden Flowers. It is an old attraction in Dali. I visited this place.

By Xia Jie |

Butterfly Spring is located at the foot of Yunnong Peak in Dian Cang Mountain in Dali. The spring water is as clear as a mirror. Every year when the butterfly festival comes, thousands of butterflies fly from all directions, dancing in the sky around the spring, and hanging from the albizzia trees to the water surface in clusters. It is colorful and a spectacular sight.

By soul |

I don't know if this is the upstream of Butterfly Spring. The water can be drunk directly and is quite refreshing. It is hot in summer and can be used to wash your face. It is super comfortable.

By Meeting date |

Friends who don't have time don't have to go. The park is very small and it only took an hour to get out. There is only a butterfly spring without butterflies. There is nothing else to see. Don't buy butterfly souvenirs in the park. It's expensive. There are many stalls selling them at a much cheaper price after you go out.

By Canghai Dusk Cangwu |

There is a parking lot at the entrance for 10 yuan. The ticket is 40 yuan, don't buy the battery car ticket. It's a small place, and you can reach the spring in a few minutes. There is a butterfly house inside, and you can learn a lot by walking around. There is also a lover's bridge, which is tied with red ribbons and hung with love locks. I guess they were taken down after hanging for a short time. Friends who want to see Dali butterflies may be disappointed, because butterflies hibernate during the Spring Festival. The spring water looks like a clear spring from a distance, but it is too secular when you look at it up close. A good place for singing love songs has been turned into a wishing pool.

By Huang Xiaoqiu loves traveling |

This place is more like a paid park. After walking through the lush bamboo forest, you can see the famous Butterfly Spring.

The water was so clear that you could see the bottom of the lake. The butterflies were gone, and there were only some specimens in the butterfly museum next door.

By holic |

It is a park-like tourist attraction in the northern suburbs of Dali City. It is the filming location of the movie "Five Golden Flowers" that my mother watched a long time ago. It was named because it used to be a breeding ground for a large number of butterflies. Now there are no butterflies. It is just a citizen park with a small pond in the middle and the authentic Butterfly Spring nominated by Mr. Guo Moruo.

By 🐈 |

Not recommended, there is nothing to see. I heard that there were a lot of butterflies in the past, but now due to environmental pollution and the increase in tourists, there are basically no wild butterflies. They are all artificially bred, but they are rarely seen outdoors. The weather is good and the photos are beautiful.

By Wake up Mr. |

A place I have heard of for a long time. I finally went there this time. I was so beautiful that I highly recommend it.

By Desert Wolf |

My name contains the word "Peng", so I naturally cannot miss the Butterfly Spring where Apeng and Jinhua meet. However, the Butterfly Spring is a little far from the main road, so you need to take a detour. The ticket for the Butterfly Spring is quite expensive, and I didn't find Jinhua either.

By YOU |

You can choose to go there according to your own preferences. There are many species of butterflies in the butterfly museum, which is a great way to increase your knowledge (the ticket price seems to be 40 yuan).

By Sky, Xingxing |

This is the place where Ah Peng and Jin Hua sang and talked about love in the movie "Five Golden Flowers" that everyone is familiar with. The color of the Butterfly Spring water is really beautiful. It is not emerald green, but peacock blue with a little green. The water is very clear and transparent. There are fish in it, so it is probably not toxic.

By Andy.Bohu.Tang |

Butterfly Spring is a scenic spot in the park

The overall view is not very good, you can pass by

By Li travels all over the world |

Dali Butterfly Spring has beautiful scenery and clear water, and is a rare wonder in the world (Butterfly Festival). Every year during the Butterfly Festival, thousands of butterflies fly from all directions and dance around the spring. The butterflies are as big as a palm and as small as a copper coin. Countless butterflies are hooked together with their feet and antennae, head and tail connected, hanging from the albizzia tree to the water surface in a string. The colorful butterflies are a spectacle.

By Bijiaodou |

The Butterfly Spring nowadays no longer has the magnificent view of butterflies flying all over the sky. If you want to see butterflies, you can go to the Butterfly Museum next to it. The movie "Five Golden Flowers" was filmed here.

By Freedom-loving sunflower |

As the name suggests, it is a spring with butterflies. It is indeed! But, I didn't see any butterflies... The spring water is very nice, clean and clear, very blue, incredibly blue~ I also visited the Butterfly House and Butterfly World, but it doesn't feel worth the price, it's a bit expensive~ I suggest that friends who get up early can visit this attraction, and those who get up late can forget about it, there are better ones later. Of course, no matter what, go according to your own feelings!

By On the Road |

It is rare to see large numbers of butterflies in Dali's Butterfly Spring nowadays. Instead, it is a place where people express their love. It used to be a place for locals to talk about love, but now it has become a tourist attraction with purses hanging everywhere on the trees.

By Pet Donkey |

The spring is still there and the water is clear; the butterflies are gone, having been scared away to the greenhouse by the tourists.

By Cat's Crazy Claws |

Very clear water, but no fresh water coming in. There is also a lot of copper smell.

It's the wrong season, so there are few butterflies outdoors.

There is a performance next to the Butterfly Spring. It is also cool under the shade of the trees, so take a rest and watch.

By Xiao Ai |

There are no gurgling springs or fluttering butterflies here. This place may be just like the park lake at your doorstep, with a pool of clear water and a path. Walking here hand in hand with the one you love is the most beautiful form of happiness.

By Yoyo |

At the foot of Cangshan Mountain, there is a butterfly spring and birds are singing in the quiet forest. I didn't see many butterflies, but I saw many butterfly specimens in the exhibition hall. I was dazzled and couldn't concentrate, let alone the children. The exhibition was too simple. But the mountains and rivers in the south are lush and green.

By Tornado Millet Porridge |

I thought it was an unknown small attraction, but I didn't expect it to be so popular. The garden is not very big, but it is still very lively inside. You can rent clothes for taking pictures for 10 yuan a set, and you can take pictures as much as you want at any time. There are Bai and Yi costumes to choose from. There is a large butterfly specimen exhibition in the Butterfly Spring, which introduces the common butterflies in Cangshan Mountain. After coming out, I saw a very big butterfly. I can't tell its name, but it is much bigger than what I usually see.

By Boiled water |

It's a place where it's a pity not to go, but also a pity to go.

The spring water is very clear, but the Butterfly Spring without butterflies is just that.

By Egg Drop |

This attraction really doesn't have any special features, but it's amazing that it receives countless tourists every year. The locals believe in Feng Shui and explained that it's probably related to the Pi Xiu at the door.

The water of Butterfly Spring is very beautiful blue

By Horoscope |

This is the filming location of the movie "Five Golden Flowers" about Bai culture. The water is so clear that you can see the bottom. My camera can't depict its clarity. The ticket price of 60 yuan also includes the round-trip battery car, which is a reasonable price.

By Good night |

The filming location of "Three Golden Flowers" - Butterfly Spring, only has a butterfly gathering scene in March and April of the lunar calendar every year. When we went there, we couldn't see any butterflies, so we could only satisfy our curiosity in the Butterfly Museum.

Therefore, the tour is relatively boring and it is not recommended to go there other than in March and April.

By Popular |

Butterfly Spring Dream-making Park is an old tourist attraction in Dali. In recent years, as the tourism market has grown bigger and bigger, new attractions have emerged one after another. Butterfly Spring seems a little outdated, and many tourists skip this scenic spot. The mottled billboards next to the park also tell the vicissitudes of life in the drizzle, recalling the era of the once famous "Five Golden Flowers".

By Dugu~No Trace~ |

We came to the Butterfly Spring and had some free time. Look, is the water so clear that you can see the bottom? As my friend said: How come the water here is so clear!

Be careful when washing your hands here, wash them at most three times, remember! After washing, I took a sip, the spring water was so sweet that I kept savoring it the rest of the way, regretting not drinking a few more sips, hahaha.

By Cool little old lady |

The main purpose is to climb up to see the spring. I remember that there is also a Butterfly Spring in Guilin, which is similar and aesthetically tiring.

By _Charlie1043 |

In fact, the Butterfly Spring is not very big, much smaller than Zhongshan Park in Wuhan. First of all, you don’t need to buy a sightseeing ticket, you can walk here; if you are tired, you can just buy a one-way ticket, and go there or come back, and walk and relax with your family and friends. According to the driver who took us there, the Butterfly Spring in the past was a real Butterfly Spring, with groups of butterflies flying in it. We did see butterflies in the Butterfly Spring... just two (you can imagine the background sound of "Two Butterflies").

The spring in the Butterfly Spring is really nice, but it is very small. The green spring water is clear and you can see the bottom. It seems not deep, but the warning sign says "Water depth 7 meters, be careful of falling". There is also a butterfly pavilion, which only has butterfly specimens. If you like butterfly specimens, you can go in and take a closer look. There are many kinds of butterfly specimens inside, and there are introductions to them attached to the specimens. Because we are not particularly interested in the specimens, we just walked around inside and came out.

I think the ticket price of Butterfly Spring is a bit deceptive to consumers. First of all, the full ticket is 60 yuan/person, and it says that the half-price ticket is 30 yuan/person. With a student ID, you can get the same half-price ticket as children. When I walked in with my friend, I went to the ticket office on the right to ask about the sightseeing bus. The one-way ticket is 10 yuan/person, and the round-trip ticket is 20 yuan/person. Wow, the half-price ticket costs a total of 50 yuan, and the full-price ticket is only 60 yuan. They really play with this "half-price ticket"! Here I advise friends who want to go to Dali Butterfly Spring to play, if you don't want to be in a bad mood, please buy a full ticket directly. If you want to save 10 yuan, you can buy a half-price ticket and then go in to buy a sightseeing ticket.

By Free~Style |

As the name suggests, Butterfly Spring is named after the many butterflies. The ticket is 60, and the tour time is about one hour. Here is a small tip. If you drive, you can park your car on the gentle slope at the exit of Butterfly Spring. It is free, and it is very close from the Butterfly Spring, so you can go directly to pick up the car. There are about three or four scenic spots in Butterfly Spring by taking an electric car. In addition to the more famous Butterfly Spring, there is also a Butterfly Museum, a small lake with beautiful scenery, and a performance stage in the middle of the lake. It is said that in spring, there will be many butterflies flying over Butterfly Spring, but we didn't see them when we went there. Instead, the scenery of the small lake is very beautiful, and it feels very comfortable to sit by the lake.

By sly |

Butterfly Spring is our first stop in Dali. It is said that the high-speed rail from Kunming to Dali will be launched soon, which will make it much more convenient to go to Dali, Lijiang, etc.

Back to the point, my first impression of Butterfly Spring was the movie "Five Golden Flowers". Xu Xiake recorded in his travel notes that every year when the butterfly meeting comes, thousands of butterflies fly from all directions and dance around the spring. The butterflies are as big as a palm and as small as a copper coin. Countless butterflies are hooked together with their antennae, head and tail connected, hanging from the big acacia tree to the water surface. But the tour guide said that because the tree that attracts butterflies was flooded, there are no more butterflies. No one here has seen it, and I don’t know if Guo Moruo really saw it when he wrote the inscription "Butterfly Spring". The lake is also very small. Generally speaking, this attraction is just for sentiment. If you want to see any scenery, the scenery in the park is better than it.

In the hearts of the Bai people, butterflies are a symbol of love and loyalty. Every year there is a gathering for single men and women to find a partner. If you go at the right time, maybe it won’t be so boring.

Two points to make about Butterfly Spring: 1. There are Bai ethnic clothing rentals, about 10 to 20 sets, with no time limit, and they are relatively clean. The ladies are very nice, too. Girls, don't miss it, you can wear them and take beautiful photos next to Butterfly Spring.

2. On the way to Butterfly Spring, there are three water-spraying faucets. The tour guide asked us to wash three times. The first wash is for good health, the second wash is for promotion and wealth, and the third wash... I forgot the details, but it is just for a good omen. Don't wash too much.

By the way; there is a small stage next to the Butterfly Spring, where the boys and girls can dance and sing, emmmm... Although it is not very interesting, just take a look at the atmosphere of different ethnic groups

By Tetris |

It is like a transparent gem, embedded in the green shade, attracting us with its unique wonders. My parents told me that the sensational "Five Golden Flowers" in their era was filmed here.

By Manman |

When mentioning Butterfly Spring, the old lady born in the 1990s will involuntarily hum the song "By the Butterfly Spring" by Huang Yali from Super Girl... There are many tourists in Butterfly Spring, but personally, I think that Butterfly Spring without butterflies flying around is just like an ordinary park.

What is worth mentioning is the butterfly house inside, which has specimens of various butterflies. For children who usually chase butterflies when they see them, it is really a delight to see so many butterflies at once.

By Playing around |

How should I put it? I personally feel that this is an unnecessary attraction. Compared with other attractions in Dali, the scenery is average and I didn't see any butterflies.

By Man~ |

There is also a butterfly house in the scenic area, which contains butterfly specimens from all over the world.

The climate is very comfortable, the altitude is not high, and my nose won’t feel uncomfortable.

In Dali, men are called "Apeng" and women are called "Jinhua". As soon as you enter the door, you will see "Apeng" and "Jinhua" wearing ethnic costumes.

Afterwards, we walked into a bamboo forest, called the "Green Bamboo Avenue". The winding road with bamboo as the background was very quiet. It was very comfortable to walk on this road and listen to the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo.

It is true that Butterfly Spring is a world surrounded by green. The turquoise water and the small fish swimming in the lake can be clearly seen, living in harmony with the little ducks, which is also a very unique scene.

It is pleasing to the eyes to enjoy the green scenery, which truly proves the saying that "the beauty of Diequan lies in its greenness"!

It is said that washing hands with spring water can wash away official luck, wealth luck and love luck. Everyone is scrambling to wash out good luck, so of course we have to join in the fun and experience it. The water is very cold, so we can't wash too much, otherwise it will be ineffective.

By Hero Liu |

The story is more beautiful than the scenic spot. The scenery is more wonderful than the spring. Taking a walk and relaxing are not as good as the big scenic spots.

By Jinglebell |

Butterfly Spring is a little smaller, and the movie "Five Golden Flowers" was filmed here. It is a good summer resort during the hot noon sun.

By Yu Ye |

I saw the blue water of Butterfly Spring and wandered in the sea of ​​beautiful flowers.

By Zhang Jie |

Located at the foot of Yunnong Peak in Dian Cang Mountain, Dali. It is like a transparent gem, inlaid in the green shade, attracting tourists from near and far with its unique wonders. Tickets are 60 yuan/person, and electric cars are 20 yuan/person. The entire scenic area is not large, so there is no need to take an electric car. The tour time is about 1 hour. There are ethnic minority costumes for rent in the park. The price is 20 yuan per set, but we bargained it down to 10 yuan, and they also gave us clothes for our children.

It is said that the Butterfly Fair is held on the 15th day of the fourth lunar month every year. At that time, thousands of butterflies fly from all directions and dance around the spring, connecting their heads and tails, which is a spectacular sight. However, in the past decade or so, it has become difficult for people to see the beautiful butterfly fair. Sometimes, although there are butterflies gathering, the number is small.

By Drowned fish |

I have heard of the fame of Butterfly Spring for a long time. It is said that every time the butterfly meeting comes, thousands of butterflies gather here and fly all over the sky, which is a spectacle. But now it can no longer be seen. The spring is relatively small, and the water is clear and you can see the bottom. It is blue and looks like a sapphire. Tourists wash their hands at the outlet of Butterfly Spring. It is said that the first wash is for official luck, the second is for wealth, and the third is for love luck. Butterfly Spring is a park, not big, and it is quickly walked through.

By Big hair |

It's up to you how you play. We came here with the mindset of making the most of every opportunity, so even though the park was average, we still put on some drama and had a lot of fun.

By Soul blown away by the wind |

Not recommended, very boring place, nothing special

By sunflower |

It’s average, the scenic area is not big, but it is a must-visit place (too famous).

By Autumn wind is blowing |

Butterfly Spring is a unique butterfly spectacle that is rarely seen in the world.

By Snow on plum blossoms |

There are no wild butterflies. There are some butterflies raised in the place where specimens are sold, but they are rare. If you want to see butterflies, don't go. The natural scenery of green mountains and green waters is okay, but Yunnan is full of green mountains and green waters, so if you are in a hurry, you can skip it. There is a small hill behind the Butterfly Spring, with fewer tourists. You can see Erhai Lake when you go up, but the viewing platform is limited and the view is blocked by trees. The effect is far worse than that on Cangshan Mountain. It is not recommended.

By Martin |

The only beautiful part of Butterfly Spring is the spring water. The rest of the scenery is very ordinary, similar to a community with better greenery, and no different from an ordinary park. There are several stone-carved faucets under the spring water. The tour guide said that you can only wash three times, and it will not work if you wash more than that.

I have to complain about the exit of the tourist attraction. It is just like the anti-congestion fence set up at the entrance of famous tourist attractions, except that the iron fence has been replaced by stalls selling goods.

By In a hurry |

The marble pavement is still there, and the phoenix tail bamboo is swaying. Despite the continuous drought in Yunnan, the water of Butterfly Spring has not decreased. The spring water several meters deep emits a light blue color and gushes out from the dragon's mouth on the stone wall next to it. Above the spring water is an old and vigorous tree of Albizia Julibrissin. It is said that in late spring and early summer, the ancient tree blooms, shaped like colorful butterflies, and exudes a fragrance that attracts butterflies. At that time, butterflies gather and dance, and each one "hooks its whiskers" from the branches to the surface of the spring, forming thousands of butterfly strings, like colorful ribbons. Unfortunately, I didn't see it twice, so I can only hear about it at that time. A love corridor next to it is hung with red and purple strips of cloth, which are full of vows of love. There is an artificial lake in the Butterfly Spring Scenic Area. The trees that have just sprouted are reflected in the clear lake water, dyeing the water green. Several ducks are playing on the water, and a group of koi are swimming in the water. Everything is so fresh and comfortable.

By China-TravelNote users |

One stone, one pond, there is a big difference between the beautiful legend and the reality.

By Flowers Outdoor |

With the spread of the film "Five Golden Flowers" reflecting the life of the Bai people, the unique landscape of Butterfly Spring has become more famous, both at home and abroad. The more famous ones are Dali Butterfly Spring, Zaozhuang Butterfly Spring, Yangshuo Butterfly Spring, etc. Best time to visit: The Butterfly Festival is held on the 15th day of the fourth lunar month every year. At that time, thousands of butterflies fly from all directions, dance in the sky around the spring, and connect their heads and tails, which is a spectacular sight.

Single tourists are reminded: In the hearts of the Bai people, Butterfly Spring is a symbol of love and loyalty. Every year during the Butterfly Festival, young Bai men and women from all over the country come here to "throw a stone to test the depth of the water" and use singing to find their ideal partner. Tourists who come here should try to find their ideal partner, so don't miss it.

By godstar123 |

To be honest, the 60-yuan ticket for Butterfly Spring is really expensive, and March and April are not the season for butterflies. In view of the complaints from the aunties in the previous tour group: there were no butterflies and Butterfly World was closed for maintenance, when I bought the ticket to enter, the staff of the attraction provided us with a free round-trip electric car ride (normally it would cost an additional 20 yuan to buy the ticket separately).

By yhpzh |

Not bad, there are still butterflies, although not many.

By ✾Jieyou Palace |

It's OK! It's very small...

By A quiet summer |

First time wearing folk costumes, Jinhua, watching performances,

By Light as water |

Butterfly Spring is located at the foot of Yunnong Peak of Cangshan Mountain. In the hearts of the Bai people, Butterfly Spring is a spring that symbolizes the loyalty of love. Every year at the Butterfly Festival, young Bai men and women from all over the country come here to "throw a stone to test the depth of the water" and use singing to find their loved ones. Guo Moruo's long poem "Butterfly Spring" describes a long-standing legend here. The story interprets another tragic love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. In the end, the hero and heroine are forced to jump into the Butterfly Spring together and turn into a pair of butterflies. Year after year, they tirelessly fly over the spring and sing praises to their unswerving love.

By skykate |

Although the season was not very suitable, we still "caught" two pots of butterflies alive. The camouflage of the dead leaf butterflies couldn't be better, and the butterfly handicrafts were also amazing. According to local people, if it is the right season, the whole village will be filled with fluttering butterflies, which is the most beautiful season.

By Regular customer |

When I was a child, I was moved by the love story of Apeng and Jinhua in the movie "Five Golden Flowers". I finally had the opportunity to visit this place during the Spring Festival this year. The spring water is crystal clear, but it's a pity that it's the wrong season and I didn't see any butterflies dancing. If you bring your children, you can rent a few sets of ethnic costumes in the park, which are very good for taking photos and are not expensive. The deepest part of the park is the Butterfly Museum, where you can see butterfly specimens from all over the world. If you like, you can buy them and take them home.

By Cloud, lemon scent |

The water in Butterfly Spring is very beautiful, and there are many old ladies who keep asking if you want to change your clothes to take pictures

By Highbury Flutter |

If you continue riding forward, you will pass by the Butterfly Spring. It is said that around the 15th day of the fourth lunar month every year, thousands of butterflies will fly from all directions and dance around the clear spring, connecting head to tail, which is a spectacular sight. We went at the wrong time, and it is said that there are fewer and fewer butterflies now due to environmental and climate changes, so we did not go in.

However, after passing the Butterfly Spring, there were many unknown blue and purple flowers growing on the roadside along the way. A single flower may not look noticeable, but the whole clusters are really beautiful.

By Meow~ |

Butterfly Spring at the foot of Dian Cang Mountain



The Butterfly Spring in Dali, Yunnan, is known as one of the three famous springs in Southwest China, along with the Goose Spring in Jingjiang, Guangxi and the Xishan Milk Spring in Guiping, Guangxi.



The spring water gushing out from the Butterfly Spring seeps out from the sand layer in the cracks of the rocks. The water is extremely clear and free of any pollution. It gathers into a spring once it reaches the surface.



During the third and fourth months of the lunar calendar, the exotic flowers and plants bloom in Yunnong Peak, and the albizzia trees beside the spring emit a delicate fragrance, attracting thousands of butterflies to gather.

By If the wind is light |

There are no butterflies in Butterfly Spring anymore. This small pond is so beautiful, like a sea of ​​​​glass.

By Xiao Meng |

I remember very clearly that there were many places selling ethnic costumes outside the scenic area, and they were quite cheap. We bought our tickets from these merchants at the door, which were cheaper than the regular price. We went there in late August and early September. It was very quiet inside, with a strong ethnic atmosphere. The Butterfly Museum was nice, with mostly specimens, and the living ones looked average. There were not many of them, which was understandable. It might be that I went there at the wrong time. What impressed me most was a long road lined with red ribbons for blessing, which was spectacular. When the wind blew, a large ethnic-style shawl and the background were very beautiful.

By Xiaoqing |

What a quiet place, what a quiet place, what a quiet place

By apple |

The scenery is beautiful, especially the Butterfly Spring, where there are two very distinctive roads.

By Old saying |

Butterfly Spring, located at the foot of Yunnong Peak in Dian Cang Mountain in Dali, became famous because of the movie "Five Golden Flowers".

By _ghost |

Maybe I went at the wrong season, there were no butterflies and it didn't have any special features. It was just like a park with nice scenery. However, the water of the Butterfly Spring is very clear and you can see the bottom at a glance. The ticket cost 60 yuan, which didn't seem worth it. I went there for a while and then left!

By The wind blows far away in Xiali |

Butterfly Spring is the filming location of Five Golden Flowers. It seems that only tour groups go to this attraction. It is more beautiful than expected. The spring water is blue-green, which makes me feel good.

By Jessie |

Ever since I learned that there is a place called Butterfly Spring in Dali, I often hum Huang Yali's song "By the Butterfly Spring", so no matter how far it is, I want to go and see it.


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