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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,…

[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…

Lugu Lake: When the Lake Becomes an Upside-Down Sky, I Saw Stars and Rainbows Some say Lugu Lake is the sky turned upside down. When I finally stood before that highland lake, watching the water and sky merge into an indistinguishable painting, I understood the…

Clouds of Dali, Rain of Lijiang: Two Girls' 11-Day Yunnan Adventure Prologue: A Spontaneous Journey of Two Free Spirits They say Yunnan is the ultimate destination for soul-healing travel. When two best friends decided to combine their annual leave, pack their cameras, and follow their…