Yúnnán travel tips and articles

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Where three great Asian rivers meet

20 April 2012

Far away from the smog and crowds of China’s east coast cities is Yunnan Province. Though it has a few...

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Ask Lonely Planet: where can I find an unusual wine-tasting experience?

29 February 2012

Lonely Planet’s experts have travel suggestions galore, so they couldn’t wait to advise Lonely Planet Magazine reader Emma Cohen on...

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Tracing China’s ancient Tea-Horse Road

26 October 2011

From the steamy, subtropical lowlands of Xishuangbanna (“shee-shwang-bah-na”), to the crisp highlands of the Tibetan plateau, China’s Yunnan province has...

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The Dai water-splashing festival: where China meets Southeast Asia

21 March 2011

Walk through Jinghong, the capital of the Xishuangbanna region in the far southwest of China, in the middle of April...

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Where and how to meet minorities in Southeast Asia

11 December 2010

Minority cultures in Southeast Asia are often time capsules of earlier lifestyles that have escaped the full force of...

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Hunting with the Lisu

10 November 2009

Down in the Nu Valley, in a remote western corner of China’s Yunnan province, life revolves around the mighty Nu...

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Taking the stage in Shaxi

09 November 2009

Once an important stop on the old tea-trading route, quiet Shaxi has been carefully preserved, and its ancient town square...

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Khampa yakboys in Shangri-la

09 November 2009

Since it was renamed ‘Shangri-la’ by savvy officials 2001, remote Zhongdian has popped up on the Chinese travel circuit. ...

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Lonely Planet:Roads Less Travelled China itinerary

06 November 2009

From Yunnan’s capital city, Kunming, it’s a 600km bus ride west to Liuku, the main town in the Nujiang Valley....

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