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2012, Conquering Lugu Lake and Lijiang: A World of Azure and a City of Splendor Prologue: Three Guys on a Youthful Expedition Just after the May Day holiday in 2012, my buddies Hui Ge, Xiao Chen, and I—three strapping young men—shouldered our backpacks and set…

Lugu Lake: A Place Beyond Words Weibo: @CallMeXiaoMiao | WeChat: miaophoto This piece of writing stems from a trip I took during the May Day holiday in 2012. To be honest, when I first published this travelogue on Mafengwo, my attention to the craft of…

Lugu Lake Cycling Tour: When I Have Money, I'll Come Back to Marry You! If not now, when? If not me, who? Some places captivate you just by hearing about them. Lugu Lake is exactly that kind of place—the Kingdom of Women, the Mosuo people,…

Drunk on Autumn: An Unexpected Surprise in Shangri-La Preface: When Plans Go Awry Some journeys are destined to go off course before you can truly discover the scenery. As an ordinary office worker who loves photography and travel, I didn't have high expectations for this…

Hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge: A Visual Feast of Yunnan, Measured in Footsteps A Spontaneous Adventure Some trips are planned. Others are written in the stars. When I stood at the Lijiang bus station, watching the last ticket to Lugu Lake sell out before my eyes,…