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Yunnan | Placing Them Afar: Listening to Her Sing, Holding an Umbrella for Him (Dali & Meili Snow Mountain) Before Departure: A Promise About "Distance" On January 31, 2016, I made a promise to myself: from February 13 to 21, I would go to Yunnan.

The Most Beautiful Autumn in Yunnan: A Spontaneous Journey Through Lijiang, Shangri-La, Dali, and Tengchong's Ginkgo Village Prologue: The Unexpected Beauty of Travel Some journeys are destined to be surprises that never made it onto your calendar. When my best friend said, "I want to…

Yunnan's Secret Realm: A Dual Pilgrimage of Taste and Soul Departure Never Needs a Reason Have you ever had one of those moments? The gears of life have just clicked into place, yet you're already desperate to escape. After three months traveling through the Middle…

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…