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Never Stop Walking: A Solo Journey Through Yunnan – 19 Days of Wandering Through Lugu Lake, Lijiang, Shangri-La, Dali, Shuanglang, and Kunming Weibo / WeChat Official Account ID: Fan Nuan Backpacking far and wide, with good wine always by my side The land of colorful…

When Young, You Should Go Far Away: A Solo Soul Journey to Lijiang, Lugu Lake, and Shangri-La Ever since I got "neurotic," I've felt so much more energetic — that sentence sounds absurd, but it was the truest reflection of my state of mind before…

The Meaning of Travel: At Lugu Lake, Encountering a Dialogue Between Scenery and Soul Have you ever felt that urge—to spread a map open, run your finger across unfamiliar place names, and imagine yourself standing on that untouched land, breathing different air? Travel is never…

The Call of the Snow Mountains: Discovering Another Self in Yunnan Prologue: Quitting My Job Wasn't an Escape—It Was a Search "You've lost your mind! You quit your job just to travel?" I've heard that line more times than I can count. Every time, I'd…

2012, Conquering Lugu Lake and Lijiang: A World of Azure and a City of Splendor Prologue: Three Guys on a Youthful Expedition Just after the May Day holiday in 2012, my buddies Hui Ge, Xiao Chen, and I—three strapping young men—shouldered our backpacks and set…