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Pregnancy Trip to Yunnan | Shaxi Ancient Town, Lijiang - A Relaxing Holiday~

At 14 weeks pregnant (second trimester), I traveled to Shaxi Ancient Town and Lijiang, focusing on a relaxing vacation. This is a real itinerary, purely practical, fun and not tiring sharing. Shaxi Ancient Town 🍃 The ancient town isn't large; you can walk around it in about one or two hours. The overall pace is very comfortable! It doesn't have a heavy commercial atmosphere. In the afternoon, I went to "Youfeng Xiaoyuan" for coffee and checked out the treehouse that looked like something out of a comic book. Lijiang 🍃 I got up early to "Jianshan Xiaoyuan" and saw the sunrise over the mountains! I was in a great mood. For lunch, I tried the Zha Zha rice noodles in Lijiang Ancient Town; the second floor had a great view. I spent the afternoon strolling around Lijiang Ancient Town. The shops were all pretty much the same, but I visited a few interesting cultural attractions. In the evening, I sat in "🍹Da Bing's Hut." The place is small, and everyone sat close together in a circle. When there was no singing, the atmosphere was a bit strange, like a meeting, haha. But when the singer sang a cappella, the atmosphere was quite nice. In short, Shaxi Ancient Town is the most beautiful surprise in Yunnan 🎉
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Posted: Dec 10, 2025
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