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