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For This Set of Wedding Photos, We Crossed the Entirety of Yunnan | An 11-Day Self-Drive Journey Along the Northwest Yunnan Route: Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, and Shangri-La Prologue: Welcoming the New Year at 30,000 Feet February 9, 2024 — New Year's Eve. While most Chinese…

April in Xishuangbanna: The Ultimate Guide to a Water-Splashing Carnival and Tropical Paradise When those water-splashing festival photos flood your social media feed, tugging at your heartstrings, do you find yourself, like me, unable to forget that land of exotic charm? Last year, watching a…

Yunnan 7-Day Hidden Path: An Alternative Guide to Classic Spots Without the Crowds A year later, I set foot on Yunnan's soil again. This time, I chose the classic route of Lijiang—Lugu Lake—Shangri-La, but experienced it in a "counter-intuitive" way. Over seven days—two in Lijiang,…

A Solo Yunnan Self-Drive Photography Journey: Chasing Sights I've Never Seen Prologue: Why Yunnan Again? To be honest, even I find it strange—I've already been to Yunnan over a dozen times, visited Meili Snow Mountain and Lijiang twice each. Yet every holiday season, that little…

Reverse Travel Guide: Self-Driving the Shangri-La Eastern Loop – A Spring Symphony of Snow Mountains, Flower Seas, and Tiger Leaping Gorge When the city's clamor becomes suffocating and the usual tourist routes are packed with crowds, perhaps it's time to try "reverse travel" – avoid…