If your time in China and Yunnan is limited, of course, do not bother, there are enough villages worth of a visit and that are far better than Shuanglang. There are enough villages that are on the verge of radical change in the province and nice places on the Tea and Horse Road (茶马古道) where you’ll get a taste of history.
If you are a scholar looking for a research site for your comparative study of the development of China’s domestic tourism or simply curious after reading this, then go … who knows, you might fall in love with Shuanglang (but I have my doubts).
Don’t get me wrong, I kinda enjoyed this trip to Shuanglang. Had I not been warned about how bad it is, I would have been terribly disappointed though.
