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Time Log: A Dream of Yellow and Blue in Late Autumn, Southwest Yunnan Destination: Yunnan Travel Dates: November 20, 2015 · 9 Days Per Person Cost: Approximately 5,000 RMB (including private car hire, accommodation, meals, and entrance fees) Travelers: Couple/Husband and Wife "Most of life's…

14 Days Around Yunnan: From Kunming to Yubeng, a Trek Through Paradise Prologue: Why Yubeng? Ask any hiking enthusiast about China's most worthwhile hidden gem, and nine times out of ten they'll tell you—Yubeng. The name means "a place where jewels gather" in Tibetan, and…

In Dali: Encountering a Tale of Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moonlight Escaping Xi'an's "Oven" for an Unknown Rendezvous In August, Xi'an's asphalt roads were hot enough to fry an egg. Pan Nainai (Granny Pan) touched her youthful heart, glanced at the smug "Big Wet" (her…

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…

A Yunnan Adventure for Six: Bringing Parents on a Spring Festival Road Trip For most Chinese people, Spring Festival means family reunions, great food, and a brief rest from work. But for me, if the entire seven-day holiday was spent just eating, drinking, and visiting…