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Solo in Yunnan: A Wanderer’s Guide to the Land of Eternal Spring There’s something magical about traveling alone. No compromises, no schedules to keep, no one to please but yourself. I’ve been on the road for nearly three months now, and not once have I…

Hiking Around Lugu Lake: Measuring This Mysterious Highland Pearl on Foot Introduction: A Date with the Lake At the border between Yunnan and Sichuan provinces lies a highland lake embraced by mountains, embedded like a sapphire in the folds of the Hengduan mountain range. Here,…

Xishuangbanna: Encountering an Ideal and Magical Paradise in the Green Wonderland at 21° North Latitude If you ask me which place in China most resembles Southeast Asia, I would answer without hesitation: Xishuangbanna. This is not Thailand, yet it possesses an even richer Buddhist ambiance…

First Post! Shangri-La in My Heart! The mind in its essence is neither good nor evil; good and evil arise with intention. Knowing good and evil is conscience; doing good and removing evil is the investigation of things. Before setting out, I wrote these words…

Hiking Yubeng: Finding Your Own "Shangri-La" at the Foot of Meili Snow Mountain The Beginning: A Legend, A Journey In the northwestern corner of Yunnan, hidden away from the world, lies a village forgotten by time—Yubeng. Legend has it that this secluded settlement lies tucked…