Goodbye, Yubeng—it has already become a tourist destination filled with boutique resort hotels, all kinds of restaurants, and the roar of off-road vehicles....

My 2022 was another year of staying on the road, one that’s hard to sum up in a single word. As a still-learning photography enthusiast, I’ll let the photos do the talking....

Who would have thought that at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain, I’d end up in a Wild West–style adventure?...

Poet Yu Jian once said, “One of my dreams in Yunnan is to one day dress like the kind of traveler seen in the movies and make my way along a perilous path through that magnificent...

Heading south from Lijiang toward Dali, I came across a quiet little town halfway along the route: Shaxi. I had assumed the old towns around Dali and Lijiang had all been ruined, b...

I’m planning to write a series of short posts about Xinjiang, and this one can serve as an overview. If you’re thinking about visiting Xinjiang soon, or have never been there befor...

Over the years, I’ve been to Macau several times, shuttling between the peninsula and Cotai without ever really noticing the bridges spanning the Lingdingyang waters. On my last tr...

A year and a half after opening, Andaz Xiamen has already become a favorite for many travelers. I’ve always stubbornly wished that every hotel group had a sub-brand dedicated to ex...

Missing Xiata would be like coming to Xinjiang and not eating lamb kebabs or polo....

The hit reality show See You Again, My Love did a wonderful job showcasing Xinjiang’s scenery. I barely remembered the twist-after-twist plot, but revisiting every place in Xinjian...

I’m the kind of person who’s easily seduced by slogan-like phrases. Tell me about a “Kyoto of tea, bamboo, forest, and sea,” and I’ll want to go no matter what. So when a hotel gav...