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Known for Its Peril: A Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking Guide – Where Cliffs and River Meet the Most Breathtaking Views "If you haven't been to Tiger Leaping Gorge, you haven't truly experienced Yunnan." This saying has long circulated among backpackers. When I finally set foot…

14 Days Around Yunnan: From Kunming to Yubeng, a Trek Through Paradise Prologue: Why Yubeng? Ask any hiking enthusiast about China's most worthwhile hidden gem, and nine times out of ten they'll tell you—Yubeng. The name means "a place where jewels gather" in Tibetan, and…

Clouds Over the South: Twin Cities of Dali and Lijiang, with an Unexpected Gift from Lugu Lake Some places, once visited, take root in your heart. It's been over a year since that Yunnan trip, but whenever I flip through the few remaining photos, memories…

Dali: A City Floating in the Clouds Why Is It Always Yunnan? I'm a little embarrassed to admit it, but I've lost count of how many times I've been to Yunnan since I was a kid. In recent years alone, I've been to Lijiang twice,…

In Dali: Encountering a Tale of Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moonlight Escaping Xi'an's "Oven" for an Unknown Rendezvous In August, Xi'an's asphalt roads were hot enough to fry an egg. Pan Nainai (Granny Pan) touched her youthful heart, glanced at the smug "Big Wet" (her…