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High-speed rail direct access! 5 hidden healing towns perfect for a 3-day getaway

1️⃣ Dali ✨ The popular yet uncrowded "romantic paradise" Transport: High-speed rail to Dali Station, 15-minute taxi to ancient town Stay: Artistic inns from ¥100/night with rooftop stargazing 🌌 Must-do: Cycling by Erhai Lake | Oil painting photoshoots in Xizhou rice fields | Sunset at Shuanglang cafes Food: Rushan cheese with rose jam, sour-spicy fish with Bai ethnic tea ceremony 2️⃣ Lichuan 🌿 "World Cool City" with 22°C summer - ultimate escape from heat! Transport: 4h high-speed rail from Chengdu/Chongqing, cheap taxi to attractions Stay: Downtown homestays from ¥150/night, chartered tours available Must-do: Hot air balloon in Tenglong Cave | Camping under Milky Way at Qiyue Mountain | Hiking ancient Qingjiang riverbed Food: Spicy-sour Wangliang jelly noodles, fragrant Huaza noodles with lamb "gege" 3️⃣ Linhai 🏮 Zhejiang's low-profile "mini Chang'an" with 1000-year history Transport: 2h high-speed rail from Hangzhou, 10min to Ziyang Street Stay: Renovated ancient house homestays with traditional architecture views Must-do: Sunset chase on Taizhou City Wall | Pray at Longxing Temple's Thousand-Buddha Pagoda | Hanfu photoshoots in East Lake Food: Stuffed rice cakes, crispy seaweed biscuits, sweet egg-white desserts 4️⃣ Pu'er 🍃 Tea-scented "slow living paradise" Transport: 3h high-speed rail from Kunming, bus to Ancient Tea-Horse Road Town Stay: Jingmai Mountain homestays waking up to tea fields in sea of clouds Must-do: Horse riding on Nakaoli Trail | DIY tea cake making | Oxygen-rich Meizi Lake boardwalk Food: Awakening sour-rice noodles, aromatic grilled chicken, juicy tofu 5️⃣ Chongzuo 🌊 "Fairyland landscape painting" on China-Vietnam border Transport: 1h high-speed rail from Nanning to Chongzuo South Station, shuttle to Detian Falls Stay: Mingshi Countryside homestays with karst mountain views Must-do: Cross-border rainbow at Detian Falls | Cycling through "Journey of Flower" filming locations Food: Unique fermented sour porridge fish, Vietnamese rice rolls at ¥5 each
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