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Driving a Smart Around Erhai Lake: A Romantic Rendezvous with Dali March in Dali: grass grows, birds sing, the alpine azaleas on Cangshan Mountain are in full bloom, jade-belt clouds wrap around the mountainside, and Erhai Lake reflects the cool moonlight. The year's liveliest time—the…

If You Still Have Many Years of Work Ahead, Give Yourself a Long Break We always say, "I'll travel once this busy period is over," but that period never seems to end. Work is like an invisible web, trapping us from Monday to Friday, dragging…

Frank Passes Through the Land of Women: A Solo New Year's Journey to Lugu Lake Some trips begin with a postcard and end with an unexpected solo departure. In the fall of 2015, I was bumping along mountain roads in Ganzi Prefecture, western Sichuan. I…

Yunnan in Spring: A Journey Woven with Paint and Poetry As a freelance illustrator, I'm always searching for places that spark creative inspiration. In March 2016, my husband and I packed our bags and set off on a fifteen-day journey through Yunnan. Two weeks sounds…

Yunnan Love Story: A 24-Day Memoir of Travels in Yunnan (Dali, Lijiang, Lugu Lake, Shangri-La, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Meili Snow Mountain, Yubeng) To chase all the unseen landscapes, and then, on the road, to meet you. In July 2015, like many young people yearning for…