Family Travel ⁽²⁷²⁾

In the Heart of Daocheng Yading: Finding the Ocean of My Dreams A 9-Day Journey Through Yading, Shangri-La, and Lijiang (September–October 2014) There are places that exist in our imagination long before we ever set foot on them. For me, that place was Daocheng Yading.

A Silver Wedding Journey to Yunnan: Celebrating 25 Years with My Parents Preface: A Long-Planned Warm Journey In the golden autumn of October 2014, my father and mother celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary together — their silver wedding. As their "naughty daughter" who grew up cradled…

Christmas Road Trip: Stargazing at Lugu Lake and Barbecue by Qionghai Lake A Spontaneous Christmas Adventure Life occasionally calls for a dash of impulsive courage. When the Christmas holiday suddenly arrived, giving us a full five days off when combined with the weekend, my wife…

Three Prime Lenses Through Yunnan: Lugu Lake, Our Warmest Family Memories Introduction That autumn, our son Taotao was five years old. We brought him—and three prime lenses—to the land of Yunnan. Not to make him remember anything in particular, nor to flood social media with…

Wandering Among the Clouds: A Graduation Trip as Beautiful as a Lovers' Reunion Some places are destined to be visited at a certain age, only then taking root in your memory. For me, Yunnan is exactly that kind of place. Time never waits. By the…