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[On My Way] Beautiful Yunnan: A Nine-Day Drunken Journey (Luoping–Lijiang–Dali–Shuanglang–Kunming) Preface: A Solo Journey Through the Crowds I often think that since we've come into this world, we ought to see it properly. I want to walk different streets, climb different mountains, and feel the…

Lugu Lake: When the Lake Becomes an Upside-Down Sky, I Saw Stars and Rainbows Some say Lugu Lake is the sky turned upside down. When I finally stood before that highland lake, watching the water and sky merge into an indistinguishable painting, I understood the…

A Yunnan Adventure for Six: Bringing Parents on a Spring Festival Road Trip For most Chinese people, Spring Festival means family reunions, great food, and a brief rest from work. But for me, if the entire seven-day holiday was spent just eating, drinking, and visiting…

Head West to Dali: The Most Comprehensive, Beautiful, and Practical Travel Guide "Since you're unhappy, since you don't like it here, why not head west to Dali?" That line, like a seed, has taken root in the hearts of countless people longing to escape the…

Almost Lover: A Solo Journey Through Yunnan Destination: Yunnan Province, China Travel Dates: May 16–19, 2014 Duration: 4 days Travel Style: Solo Photography: iPhone + Instagram, Canon 5D Mark II There's a peculiar magic to Yunnan—a place where broken hearts go to mend, where the…