Hidden in back alleys, ancient courtyard houses, which contrasts with the fast-and-cheap concrete guesthouses, are home to a few impoverished locals. Preservation of cultural heritage is a foreign concept.
In the middle of all of that, a slogan in red characters ironically proclaimed “建设新农村，倡导新生活” (Build the new countryside, Start a new lifestyle).
Shuanglang Mon Amour
Yet, judging by the amount of fashionably dressed girls whom I saw trying to walk with their insanely high heels land looking for a hotel at the same time, it seems that Shuanglang is THE place to go. If you have been to Dali (大理) and have waited for a bus on the lower-main road (to go towards Jianchuan 剑川, Shaxi 沙溪 and Lijiang 丽江 for example), you have seen lots of buses heading to Shuanglang (双廊).
