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To Erhai Lake, Waiting for a Sunset: A Slow Journey Around Erhai Lake (Dali Ancient Town, Shuanglang, Xizhou, Haidong) Some trips don't need much of a reason. Maybe it was the deep blue hue Lugu Lake left in my memory last year. Maybe it was…

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…

[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…