yun nan province is the most beautiful place in china besides tibet. so many minority groups exist in the same town, different culture, different literature and different tourists from all over the world here.its easy to find a coffee shop in an old village, and order a piece of brownie, milk shake, spend all day there.
the clouds are so low as u can touch it. riding a horse , dancing at the square of the old town are all amazing experience.
shu he is my favourate old village. compared...

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