A Bai courtyard guesthouse tucked into Xizhou old town near Dali (半夏花园) — whitewashed walls, timber-beamed rooms and a planted garden to slow right down in. The bedrooms keep their dark aged roof beams above canopy beds and woven cane headboards, and the garden is the point: a sling chair on a mossy lawn under a shade tree, stone paths and potted greenery all around.
Highlights
- A Bai courtyard guesthouse woven into the lanes of Xizhou old town, near Dali and Erhai Lake
- The planted garden is the point — a canvas sling chair on a mossy lawn under a shade tree, with stone paths and potted greenery all around
- Timber-beamed bedrooms that keep their dark aged roof beams above canopy beds and woven cane headboards
- Whitewashed Bai walls outside, calm and pared-back rooms within
- The pace stays slow and the courtyard stays quiet
- Right in one of the best-preserved Bai old towns on the Dali plain, steps from the village lanes
Inside Banxia Garden
Staying at Banxia Garden
01 Where is Banxia Garden and what is the setting like?
It is tucked into Xizhou old town, one of the best-preserved Bai villages on the Dali plain near Erhai Lake. This is a small courtyard guesthouse woven into the lanes of the old town — whitewashed Bai walls outside, a quiet planted garden within, right in the heart of the village.
02 Who is this stay best for?
Anyone who wants to slow right down. With a garden built for lingering — a sling chair on a mossy lawn under a shade tree — it suits couples and quiet travellers over big groups. Come for the pace and the Bai courtyard atmosphere, not for resort facilities.
03 What are the rooms like inside?
Timber-beamed and calm. The bedrooms keep their dark aged roof beams above canopy beds and woven cane headboards, set against whitewashed walls — traditional Bai courtyard bones with a restful, pared-back feel. The garden, though, is really the point of the place.
