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Dali: A "Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon" Journey That Breaks with Tradition The elderly always say that during the first Spring Festival after moving into a new home, you should stay put and observe the traditions properly. But for us young people with "rebellion" etched…

Winter at Lugu Lake: An Unexpected Encounter with a Fairyland Why I Decided to Write This Story On December 29, 2016, I set out on a journey to Lugu Lake. At the time, work had wrapped around me like an impenetrable net, trapping me in…

Yunnan | Hidden in the Cracks of Time: A Three-Day Journey Through Tengchong, Mangshi, and Ruili When Lijiang and Dali have long been overrun with tourist crowds, three small cities in Yunnan's southwestern corner lie quietly along the national border like pearls forgotten by time.

The Unforgettable August in Yunnan: A Slow Journey Through Lijiang, Lugu Lake, and Shangri-La Prologue: When the Distance Becomes the Path Beneath Your Feet Some places, the easier they are to reach, the more easily they get pushed to the corner of your bucket list.

Lugu Lake: A Journey of Reconciliation with Time People often say the most cliché thing about travel is: "It doesn't matter where you go, it's who you go with." But this time, I have to admit it's true. This trip might have been the shortest…