大理地处祖国西南边陲,是西南地区的重镇,古老的蜀身毒道和茶马古道在这里交汇延伸,是滇西通往南亚、东南亚的大通道。西汉武帝时设置益州郡叶榆县,纳入中央王朝的版图,唐宋时期,创造了彪炳史册的南诏、大理文化,直至今天,大理仍是滇西中心城市建设的“桥头堡”。代代相传的南来北往交流中,各种文化在这里融汇、发展,形成了独具特色的大理文化,成为中国西南民族文化资源最富集的区域,有“文献名邦”、“史冠南疆”之 Located in the southwestern border of the motherland, Dali is a key town in southwest China. The ancient Shugu poison trail and the Ancient Tea Horse Road converge and extend here. It is the gateway to western Asia and Southeast Asia in western Yunnan. In the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Yili Prefecture was set up in Yeyu County, which included the territory of the Central Government. During the Tang and Song dynasties, it created the Nanzhao and Dali cultures which are both ancient and modern. Dali is still the “bridgehead” of the construction of the central city in western Yunnan until today. From generation to generation through the South to North exchanges, all kinds of cultures converge and develop here, forming a unique Dali culture and becoming the most abundant region of ethnic and cultural resources in Southwest China. There are “ , ”History crown southern Xinjiang "