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Chasing Light and Shadow for Sixteen Days: A Journey Through Dongchuan, Nanjian, Dali, and Shaxi in Late 2015 Preface: An Appointment with Light and Shadow In late autumn of 2015, I set foot on the land of Yunnan once again. This was no spontaneous trip…

To Erhai Lake, Waiting for a Sunset: A Slow Journey Around Erhai Lake (Dali Ancient Town, Shuanglang, Xizhou, Haidong) Some trips don't need much of a reason. Maybe it was the deep blue hue Lugu Lake left in my memory last year. Maybe it was…

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…

[On My Way] Beautiful Yunnan: A Nine-Day Drunken Journey (Luoping–Lijiang–Dali–Shuanglang–Kunming) Preface: A Solo Journey Through the Crowds I often think that since we've come into this world, we ought to see it properly. I want to walk different streets, climb different mountains, and feel the…

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…