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A Journey to Yunnan: Dali - "Time Has Grown Old, and Longing Has Aged Me" Foreword: The World Is Never Far Away, But My Heart Has Already Turned West We always think we need to have everything ready before we set out. But reality often…

Nine Days of Rain, Three Parts Scenery, Seven Parts Food: A Yunnan Adventure with My Best Friend Five years ago, my best friend and I planned a trip together. We spent a full two weeks, day and night, researching routes, mapping out attractions, scouring travel…

Early Summer, Meeting Lijiang: A Long-Awaited Reunion in the Land of Colorful Clouds Some places are destined for a second visit. Not because they are flawless, but because the wind, the clouds, and those lazy hours there have a way of gently tapping on the…

Half a Summer, a Lifetime of Memories: Turning Corners and Finding Love in Lijiang What is love? Some say it's a feeling. Others say it's a choice. For me, it's the memory of a summer afternoon in Lijiang, when the sun painted the ancient rooftops…

Absolutely Unbelievable! The Graduation Season Yunnan "Awkward Trip": A Fantastical Voyage of Four Drama Queens and One Old Driver Preface: A Spontaneous "Long-Planned" Journey Before I could even figure out which city—Kunming, Dali, or Shangri-La—was in charge of which, Yunnan had already taken root in…