In this blog, I have tried to introduce slightly off-the-beaten path travel destinations and a few alternatives to famous ancient towns like Lijiang 丽江 or Fenghuang (凤凰) which have become overcrowded with tourists, mainly historical villages.
A short article about the Miao village Dehang (德夯) was the first one about a place I did not like. If you are in Hunan and looking for authencity, I have already warned you not to go to Qianzhou (乾州). In this same spirit, let’s talk about Shuanglang (双廊), on the banks of Erhai lake (洱海), just 45 minutes by bus from Dali (大理).
“Don’t go there, you won’t like it”
In an article from the China National Geographic, Shuanglang was loosely presented as a base for a new type of trendy Chinese bohemians who escaped the toxic environment of the country’s megalopolis. Meeting the Chinese bobos in their rural escape sounded like an interesting experience.
