Dali Travel Notes

The plan originally scheduled for spring 2020 was delayed an entire year by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the journey to the colorful south we had long dreamed of, the

For friends planning a trip soon, I’ve put together a rough itinerary of my trip to Lijiang and Dali in Yunnan. The trip is 6...

For a journalist, the longest work trips in my career have always been filming assignments, whether for a movie or TV production…

Heeded the wind's call and went where I wanted to go—Dali. Different people have different feelings when they encounter the same city, and for me,

The opening story: The 318 is a lifelong dream for many. The phrase 'entering Tibet' – for me, it's either zero times or...

I’d like to share a place tucked away in southeastern Jianchuan, Dali, Yunnan Province. It sits right at the edge of the Three Parallel Rivers Nature Reserve, where the Jinsha, Lancang, and Nu rivers flow side by side.

2020 Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan 51-Day Autumn Self-Drive Travelogue, in 10 parts: (1) -- Zhijiang-Maotai Town-Chishui-Luzhou-Zigong part. (2

If you're in Dali and want to circle Erhai Lake, soak in its picture-postcard scenery on a budget without renting a car, I think the Haixi Ecological Corridor is...

From October 13 to 28, 2023, four of us born in the 1970s traveled to Yunnan. It was our first trip together as a group of four.

Borrowing a day before and after to cobble together the May Day holiday, not organizing a trip seems almost unworthy of the country's thoughtful intentions. Once, by 'Going to the Windy Pla...

Yunnan's summer offers a coolness you won't find elsewhere, so many netizens joke: 'Half of China has come to Yunnan to escape the heat.'

[ Ham ] My good friend once told me a solemn joke: why do people like long-legged partners? Because in the jungle

If you were to list what Yunnan is most famous for, the top three would definitely be flowers, scenic beauty, and delicious food. Among Yunnan’s stunning landscapes, ‘mountains’ and...

“Seven Star Hill is haunted, eight horses run, you must down the wine...” In the late-night karaoke bar, drinking games and rowdy shouts

December 15, Yunnan Province resumes cross-province tourism! Dear, hey! Long time no see, I miss you so much. You heard right, Dali has been missing you very...

“Choose a city to grow old in, meet someone to love for a lifetime” — perhaps this is about Dali. I want to wait for the wind, for the rain, for you; I want to be with you…

This trip to Dali was an impromptu family getaway.

About the 5-flight, 8-day group tour covering Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La, and Xishuangbanna in Yunnan. 1. Tour fee: 3080 yuan per person, itinerary includes shopping stops and optional expenses.

What this leg of the journey left in my mind is a riot of colors: the ochre-red Aiken Spring, the emerald Cuoka Lake, the vast Eye of Genie, the pure-white Baishuitai, all...

Preface: South of the colorful clouds—Yunnan—is a beautiful and elegant place. Dali Ancient City, on the other hand, is more like a maiden behind a mysterious veil, as if...