DALI FLOWER&CAT VILLa

Twenty minutes from central Dali by car, Flower&Cat Villa sits in Nanpan Shangdeng village at the foot of the Cangshan range, a courtyard guesthouse for travellers trading old-town crowds for mountain quiet and Erhai valley air.

Rooms open onto a shared garden and terrace with unobstructed mountain views; electric blankets and heating cover the cooler highland nights. Outdoor dining sits under open sky, and the small bar serves the patio through the evening.

Yinqiao Town's farmland surrounds the property, with Dali's ancient city reachable by a short drive north.