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Whenever anyone asks me where my favorite place in China is, I say Dali without hesitation. Dali, 1 (surround) by mountains for hiking and lakes for bicycling around , is the kind of place that everyone likes.
Last year I met a couple of young students I’d known 2 I travelled to Dali, and we agreed 3 (cycle) along the lake in a small town outside of Dali. The lake 4 (it) was pretty easy to cycle around , 5 flat paths passing through a lot of little villages. While cycling, a woman recommended an hour-long boat ride for about 40 RMB each--a bit expensive but 6 adventure we felt like having, so we paid for it.
In about 20 minutes we witnessed in 7 (excite) how a fisherman fished with his fishing birds. A string was tied around each bird’s neck so that when it dived for fish, it was unable to swallow them. The birds 8 (give) a fish as payment for their service after the fisherman had a satisfactory catch. I’d 9 (previous) read about this fishing method, but it was pretty exciting to see first-hand.
The day finished with a brilliant sunset, 10 I climbed onto a roof to get a photo of.