Xiaoputuo islet
小普陀 · Xiǎo Pǔtuó
A tiny rock islet off Erhai’s east shore topped by a two-storey Guanyin pavilion, a classic photo stop on the east-shore loop.
No booking needed30–45 minutes
Tip
Come early in the morning for calm water and mist; from about October the lake fills with black-headed gulls.
- Opening hours
- About 09:00–18:00; the shore is open all day To be confirmed
- Price
- Islet about ¥5 plus a short boat ride about ¥15; viewing from the shore is free To be confirmed
- How to book
- No booking needed; pay at the small pier on the north side of Haiyin village. To be confirmed
- Getting there
- On the east shore between Wase and Shuanglang, about 12 km south of Shuanglang: best by DiDi or a chartered car on an east-shore loop To be confirmed
- Address in Chinese
- 云南省大理白族自治州大理市挖色镇海印村小普陀
Photo: Miltos Gikas · CC BY 2.0
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