Pan-Asian Gallivanting

LiJiang is like Chinese tourism on crack! The old town has been restored and filled with shops selling traditional Naxi (the local culture) food, clothing and other souvenirs. The most hilarious aspect was stumbling upon bars where the locals would perform Naxi songs and dances amidst smoke machines and pyrotechnics (entertaining yet degrading at the same time).

One of my days there I rented a bike and spent the whole day biking around the outer limits of LiJiang. I weaved in and out of old and authentic (compared to LiJiang’s old city) Naxi villages. After a long day I returned to my hostel and crashed.

The following day I took a night bus from LiJiang to Kunming.