Dalifornia

English Etymology en cmn 大理福尼亞 or a en Dali California 1. So named because of its sunny climate, easygoing culture and burgeoning tech scene.en 2024-02-04 Vivian Wang Welcome to ‘Dalifornia,’ an Oasis for China’s Drifters and Dreamers w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/world/asia/china-dali.html 0362-4331 1645522 The city’s nickname is a homage to California, and the easy-living, tree-hugging, sun-soaked stereotypes it evokes. It is also a nod to the influx of tech employees who have flocked there since the rise of remote work during the pandemic, to code amid the picturesque surroundings, nestled between snow-capped, 10,000-foot peaks in southwest China, on the shores of glistening Erhai Lake. https://web.archive.org/web/20250718213529/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/world/asia/china-dali.html 18 July 2025 Proper noun Nickname for Dali, a city in Yunnan, China. en 2025 Dan Wang (analyst) Dan Wang Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future Random House 9781802067804 https://books.google.com/books?id=1UY2EQAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&dq=%22Dalifornia%22+China&hl=&cd=3&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Dalifornia%22%20China&f=false Nowadays young Chinese and foreigners go to Dali not for cannabis but for more thrilling drugs: cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and other Web3 paraphernalia. A great deal of China's crypto community has relocated to Dalifornia, drawn as much by the beautiful natural setting as the permissive environment. Translations Dali Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 大理福尼亞 French: fr Dalifornie f References en Nicknames for cities Yunnan