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Lugu Lake Cycling Tour: When I Have Money, I'll Come Back to Marry You! If not now, when? If not me, who? Some places captivate you just by hearing about them. Lugu Lake is exactly that kind of place—the Kingdom of Women, the Mosuo people,…

Hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge: A Visual Feast of Yunnan, Measured in Footsteps A Spontaneous Adventure Some trips are planned. Others are written in the stars. When I stood at the Lijiang bus station, watching the last ticket to Lugu Lake sell out before my eyes,…

Journey to Meili and Yubeng: A Spiritual Pilgrimage to Kawagebo Departure: Letting Go and Setting Out I quit my job, dragged my exhausted body back to Kunming, and didn't even have time to submit a formal resignation to the company where I'd worked for three…

Setting Off Alone: Finding the Meaning of Travel in Lijiang Every woman should have at least two things in her life worth braving: one is cutting off her long hair without hesitation, and the other is embarking on a journey alone. In the spring of…

Lijiang Is Still Lijiang, But I Am No Longer Who I Was Some places you return to again and again—not for the scenery, but to see how much you've changed. For me, Lijiang is that kind of place. It's like a mirror that never lies.