China Day 7 - 白沙古镇， 束河古镇 (丽江)

23 May - After we are done with 丽江古城 last night, we started the day with 白沙古镇 and later 束河古镇 mainly for 打卡 and touring the old towns. 白沙古镇坐落于玉龙雪山脚下，拥有观赏雪山绝佳的无遮挡视野, 同时也保留了纳西族原汁原味古都的风貌.

Viewing 玉龙雪山 @ 白沙书局

After we are satisfied with the photos, we moved on to 束河古镇, another 打卡点 with 玉龙雪山 as the background.

青龙桥

恋人桥

China Day 6 - 丽江古城 (丽江)

22 May - Today we bid farewell to 大理 and proceed to take a train to our next destination 丽江. As usual, 2nd class seating means we need to rush to secure the limited luggage space on train. After 2 hours journey, we arrived at 丽江, 2400m above sea level, which is 400m higher than 大理.

Leaving 大理, reaching station 1 hour before departure

Our hotel room @ 丽江古城万豪万枫酒店

After check in, we hit the nearby 丽江古城 and started exploring this beautiful ancient town.

The iconic 丽江古城大水车

丽江古城四方街 (Town Center)

丽江之眼 (Highest point of city)

大石桥

Mushroom hotpot for dinner @ 观雪.阅古楼

Nice view overlooking the 古城, further away if the sky is clear, you can see 玉龙雪山

China Day 5 - 双廊古镇, 文笔村 (大理)

21 May - Continuing where we left off yesterday, we will be covering the eastern route of 洱海, visiting 双廊古镇 and 文笔村 for today. Our first stop: 双廊古镇, known for its beautiful lakeside view mainly for 打卡.

Exotic food - Salamander and Turtle anyone?

The twelve types of mushroom we have been eating in Yunnan

Interesting wisdom: 别减肥了，猪八戒走了十万八千里也没有瘦下来。何况他还是吃素...

Fresh eatable roses used in 鲜花饼

After we are done with 双廊古镇, we moved off to 文笔村 to catch its sunset.

China Day 4 - 喜洲古镇, S湾， 大理古城 (大理)

20 May - 大理 is a town built around a beautiful lake called 洱海. To cover the whole of 大理, there are 2 routes, namely the western route covering the western side of the lake and the eastern route, covering the eastern side of the lake. For today, we will be covering the western route, dropping by 喜洲古镇, S湾 and 大理古城.

First stop: 喜洲古镇, where we explore the old towns, 扎染 (blue color dyed cloths) and 麦田, where the famous C drama 《去有风的地方》取景地.

扎染

喜洲转角楼

《去有风的地方》取景地

只需一杯好茶，温暖从心开始

After we have taken enough photos of the wheat field, we moved on to our next destination: S湾, which is another popular 打卡点, known for its beautiful seaside view and 白族村落 buildings.

Finally to end the day, we stopped by 大理古城 where we explored the old streets before having our dinner within the 古城.

大理古城南门

Spotted a "horse" galloping over a mountain