After a minibus journey to the Yunnan side of Lake Lugu, we caught a bus to Lijiang expecting a 7 hour journey but very surprised and happy to arrive in just four hours. Apparently a new road had just been completed. Throughout China we were seeing countless huge construction projects, mostly involving infrastructure. New highways, high speed rail links and subways were being built in nearly every big city. On arrival in Lijiang we set out on foot towards the Old Town - the main tourist area. We found it quickly, after a bit of local help, and made our way through the pedestrianized streets to our hostel, arguing only occasionally on route about which direction to head in. The Old Town was an impressive sight in itself, a maze of streets, narrow walkways and small
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