Yunnan 2023, Day 7: Lijiang To Kunming
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 […]
Yunnan 2023, Day 6: Potatso National Park
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, […]
Yunnan 2023, Day 5: Tiger Leaping Gorge And Shangri-La
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 […]
Yunnan 2023, Day 4: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain And Jade Water Village
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 […]
Yunnan 2023, Day 3: Dali To Lijiang
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 […]