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Cookie in Yunnan | Xishuangbanna, Tengchong, and Mangshi: A Three-City, Three-Season Journey Through Spring, Summer, and Autumn At the tail end of 2020, a traveler from Guangdong finally fulfilled a long-cherished dream — to experience autumn, truly and fully, in a foreign land. This travelogue,…

Border Town Xishuangbanna: Here Come the "Shao Duoli" (Beautiful Girls)! In these days when international travel has become a luxury, where in China can you step into a foreign land without leaving the country? The answer is clear: Xishuangbanna. This small city on Yunnan's border…

Why Kunming Deserves More Than a Layover I'll admit it: I was one of those travelers who viewed Kunming as nothing more than a transit hub. A place to catch your breath before rushing off to the postcard-perfect streets of Lijiang or the lakeside romance…

Xishuangbanna: Living Like a Tropical Poem, Living the Life You Dream Of When I was a child, Xishuangbanna was a painting in my Chinese textbook—Premier Zhou Enlai, dressed in Dai ethnic clothing, splashing water with the crowd, droplets flying, smiles radiant. Even then, I thought:…

2020 Self-Drive Yunnan Journey: 75 Days of Freedom and Exploration Life has those moments when you just want to drop everything and drive off into the distance. In 2020, the pandemic disrupted so many plans, but some dreams never fade with waiting. When the double…