As well as a kitchen with a garden view, the property has 3 bedrooms, the master bedroom having a view of mountains and Erhai Lake. It has 2 reception rooms, and a two-storey high dining area with a sky-light which looks onto a private garden area. There is provision for two or three bathrooms depending on the owner’s choice. The most outstanding feature is the roof terrace with commanding views of Canshan Mountain, the famous 3 Pagodas, and Erhai Lake. There is also a car-parking space.

The house is located in a high-quality development (high security compound), with 128 units, tightly laid out but beautifully landscaped, including tennis courts. It is within walking distance to the Old City and a short distance from high-quality golf courses, sailing and mountain walks.

Easily the best development in Dali, the compound also has a newly opened five-star hotel.

Unfitted, but with access to a top Beijing-based interior design firm whose MD also owns a house here, the property, aside from being an excellent investment opportunity, would also be ideal as a residence for retirement, or as a holiday home for residents of Beijing, Shanghai or Hong Kong, having as it does a year-round temperate climate.