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9-Day Winter Self-Drive Tour of Southeast Yunnan: Exploring Fuxian Lake, Yuanyang Rice Terraces, and Jianshui Old Town During the 2023 Spring Festival, while tourists from all over China flocked to Xishuangbanna, I chose a less-traveled route with my family—the Southeast Yunnan loop. Starting from Kunming,…

Walking Haba Snow Mountain: Finding Inner Peace in the Mysterious Snow Realm When I posted on social media that I was about to head to a snow mountain in Yunnan, almost everyone's first reaction was: "You're going to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain?" I smiled and…

[Hiking Diary] From Longing to Reverence | Encountering Paradise on Earth in Yumucun Some places stir your heart just by their name. Some journeys make your blood race just by imagining them. Yumucun (Upper and Lower Yumucun villages) is exactly such a place. Three years…

Go Where the Wind Blows: A Leisurely Escape to Lijiang and Kunming A Belated Honeymoon, an Unexpected Getaway When the TV drama Meet Yourself (去有风的地方) became a massive hit, I was curled up on my sofa, staring at the screen—the azure skies, the white clouds,…

Escaping the Crowds, Embracing the Slow Life in Southwest Yunnan: A 4-Day Deep Dive into Xishuangbanna and Jingmai Mountain If there’s one province in China that seems born with a “favorite child” label, it’s Yunnan. When you think of it, do you immediately picture Lijiang’s…