Budget Travel ⁽⁹⁷⁾

September: Finding Unexpected Warmth in Yunnan (Kunming, Dali, Shuanglang, Lijiang, Lugu Lake) Foreword: One Person's Journey, A Crowd's Story Before I set off, like every first-time solo traveler, I printed out a thick stack of travel guides and rehearsed countless possible scenarios in my head—getting…

Idle Clouds in Autumn, a Moonlit City: A Slow Travelogue Through Lijiang and Shuhe When the autumn wind brushes across the ancient city's eaves, when sunlight spills onto the mottled cobblestone streets, when the melodies of folk songs mingle with the aroma of plum wine…

Cloud Travelogue · Dali of Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon: A Three-Day, Two-Night Journey of a Free Spirit I am a cultured female foodie with a touch of rogue charm. I slung on my backpack, took my lover's hand, and set off on a spontaneous…

Body in Hell, Heart in Heaven: A Pilgrimage Through Tiger Leaping Gorge — A Dialogue Between Heaven and Earth Introduction: When the Gorge Splits Open Beneath Your Feet Some say Tiger Leaping Gorge is the closest place on Earth to the border between "hell" and…

Two Girls' Graduation Trip: Dali and Shuanglang – A Poetic Farewell to Mountains and Sea Preface: Catching the Tail of Youth, Heading South During our senior year of college, my roommate and I – two girls studying in Beijing – decided to bid farewell to…