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A Journey for Farewell: When Solitude Becomes the Best Healing Introduction: Not All Journeys Are for the Scenery In the summer of 2013, I embarked on a solo trip across Guizhou, Yunnan, and Hunan. This was no ordinary excursion—not for checking off Instagram-worthy spots, not…

Yunnan: Meeting You at the Most Beautiful Time (Kunming + Dali + Shuanglang + Xizhou) A Note Before We Begin: A Travel Memory Long Overdue Some trips need to ferment in memory before they yield their richest flavor. In the summer of 2012, my girlfriend…

Yunnan Upside Down: A Journey Through the Ancient Nanzhao Dream When the summer heat wave swept in with the student crowds, I quietly pulled out the Yunnan summer escape map I had been hiding in my heart. This time, I chose to skip the hustle…

Facing the Erhai Sea, Spring Blossoms: A Belated Summer Dream in Yunnan Some places captivate you with their name alone. Yunnan—south of the clouds—had lingered in my heart for years. Not because I didn’t want to go, but because the perpetually high airfare and the…

The Ultimate Lijiang Travel Guide: My Romantic Date with This Ancient City (Latest Edition, December 2023) Before We Begin: Why You Need This Guide I first set foot in Lijiang in the summer of 2018, and from that moment, I formed an unbreakable bond with…