Dali old town (Dali Gu Chang) - 1950s movie 'Five Golden Flowers' set in Dali being shown at the Wu Hua Lou tower.

At the centre of Dali old town (Dali Gu Chang), a well-known 1950s movie 'Five Golden Flowers' that was filmed here is shown nightly at the Wu Hua Lou tower. The costume of the actress is typical of the Bai ethnic group that still make up the bulk of the population. It was the amalgamation of six Bai principalities (zhao) from around the lake, that created the 8th century Kingdom of Nanzhao, and the capital was moved here from Weishan.