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Erhai festivals: boats, songs and Bai traditions
Explore Erhai’s Bai cultural traditions through fishing-season celebrations, decorated boats, lakeside songs and local legends.
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Jinli, Chengdu: a walking route, food and a half-day plan
Walk from Wuhou Shrine into Jinli’s lantern-lined lanes, pause for Sichuan snacks and make a relaxed half-day of Chengdu’s history and street life.
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Shaxi: a town on the Tea Horse Road
Stone bridges, old lanes and Bai culture in a quiet valley between Dali and Lijiang.
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Shuanglang markets: rushan, fruit and Bai crafts
Discover Bai flavours and craft traditions through Shuanglang’s small shops, produce stalls, preserved fruit and rushan cheese.
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Shuanglang: fish dishes and Bai home cooking
Explore the flavours of Erhai: Bai home cooking, sour-and-spicy fish, preserved fish and golden silverfish with eggs.
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Staying in Shuanglang: lakeside guesthouses
Choose a lakeside base in Shuanglang, with individually styled guesthouses and time to enjoy Erhai at a slower pace.
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An afternoon made for tea
Sit down, order slowly and let the city carry on around you.
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Sichuan food, beyond the heat
Explore flavour, texture and neighbourhood meals at a pace that suits your appetite.
Outdoors
Siguniang: choose the right mountain day
Scenic valley walks and technical mountain objectives are different journeys. Start by knowing which you mean.
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Rail, road and the last part of the journey
A useful connection takes you to the right place, not merely the right name on a map.
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Before you go: entry and reservations
Check what applies to your passport, your travel dates and the exact place you will visit.
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Choose a base, not just a room
The right neighbourhood can save more travel time than a longer list of hotel amenities.
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Payments, maps and staying connected
Set up the essentials before arrival and keep a practical backup.
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Where to stay in Chengdu: choose the neighbourhood
Compare a park-side base, a shopping district and a quieter cultural quarter before comparing hotel rooms.
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Getting to Jiuzhaigou: the last transfer matters
Join the train or flight to the correct hotel and park entrance, with Chinese place names ready to use.
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A Chengdu morning: breakfast, a market and tea
A neighbourhood-scale outing around your base, with Chinese food names and room for conversation.
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Yunnan transport: connect the station to the place
Rail for the northwest towns, road time for Lugu Lake and precise meeting points for the last part of each journey.
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Where to stay in Yunnan: choose each base
Compare the old town, vehicle access and the next day’s plans before choosing a room.
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Xizhou and Bai village life
Courtyard streets, a village meal and an optional craft session arranged with a real host.
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A day around Baisha, with time for Naxi history
A separate outing from Dayan for village streets, mural context and a slower meal.
Outdoors
Erhai by bicycle: choose a lakeside stretch
A flexible west-shore ride with the right bicycle, a return plan and time for the lake.