In the development of tourism in Dali, the local government has paid much attention to the construction of "hardware" in the city. Its urban functions and tourist environment have been improved greatly. Since 1995, the city has invested approximately 200 million yuan to strengthen urban construction and tourist infrastructure facilities. Dali has a well-developed traffic network-a domestic airport, railway station, Chuxiong-Dali and Dali-Lijiang expressways, and four deluxe pleasure ships on the Erhai Lake on the plateau. In recent years, with the improvement of its traffic facilities and tourist environment, Dali has appeared as an excellent tourist city to domestic and foreign tourists.