China travel stories: Langmusi, Shangri-La, Tagong Grassland, and more. Scenic photos, Buddhist wisdom, and personal reflections from Sichuan to Yunnan.
This morning, I took a short troll to the Kunming’s Dounan Flower Market before going to the Kunming Changshui International Airport to take the flight back home. When I got back home, I lost about 1 kg. I thought the food was quite okay, but maybe I didn’t eat enough. In general, cities and towns … Read more
This was the first time I sat on a speed train in China. It wasn’t as speedy as I thought. The fastest speed I saw on the train was 198 km/h while I heard that it could be 250 km/h. Around noon, I reached Kunming South Station. Then I went to the Kunming West Hill … Read more
This morning, I went to visit the Potatso National Park in Shangri-La. The transfer bus to the inside of the park was the longest I’ve ever sit. The surrounding somehow reminded me of the Flower Lake (Hua Hu) in Ruoergai (Zoigê) which I visited in 2019. The elevation of this place was also the same, … Read more
This morning, I went to the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Though the water was not as high, the gorge was worth looking. It was another sunny day in Yunnan, but as I went higher, the weather was cooler to my liking. In the afternoon, I reached Shangri-La (Zhongdian) in Yunnan. The so-called little Potala was a … Read more
This morning, I went to explore the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain) which was about 15km from the city of Lijiang. As I already guessed, it was quite hot there even though there was windy sometimes. The mountain doesn’t seem to have much snow left, or to be exact, there was stone with very … Read more
In the morning, I went back to see a lazier ancient wall in the morning with few people and store openings. I even saw a group of old women at the Dali cinema square practicing their umbrella dance. Then the bus took 3 hours to reach Lijiang around lunch. It was so hot (32 degrees … Read more
I had breakfast early this morning despite lack of sleep. Luckily, the sour beef noodles wasn’t as spicy as in Sichuan. The lunch and dinner confirmed that, too. However, some dishes seemed to be very salty. In the morning, the bus took 4 hours from Kunming to Dali. In Dali, I had the opportunity to … Read more
It took me more than 12 hours to reach Kun Ming airport after midnight of May 28. The flight to Kunming was delayed 12 hours due to bad weather. The snack on board of the China Eastern wasn’t really to my delight. I was hoping for pasta or spaghetti instead. The customs at China seemed … Read more
💡🕯️🔥 I have been telling myself all these years, don’t take anyone or anything other than myself as a spiritual pillar because everything has a shelf life. Sincerity will expire, and the light that once lit you will go out. Only you will not give up on yourself. // 这些年有一直告诉自己，不要把除自己以外的任何人和事物当作精神支柱，任何事情都有保质期。真心会过期，曾经照亮你的光也会熄灭，只有自己不会放弃自己。 Zhèxiē nián yǒu yīzhí gàosù … Read more