Yubeng - A Utopia to Escape Reality

⭐It's been half a month since I returned from Yubeng, and I'm just now starting to sort through these emotions. There's so much I want to say, but I don't know where to begin.
⭐The five-day journey was undoubtedly exhausting, extremely exhausting, with poor food and sleep, especially on the day of the Ice Lake hike - 17km of trekking with 2000m of elevation gain, encountering heavy rain... Yet, when I was on the return flight, the moment the plane took off, I cried... I got home at 3 AM and slept until 10 AM. When I woke up and opened my phone to see the photos, I broke down crying again.
⭐In Yubeng, hiking isn't the sole purpose. Everything is experienced through both body and soul. The destination no longer matters; the journey is about every irreplaceable moment. Perhaps only when we truly feel happiness do we experience withdrawal symptoms. Entering through the Nylon checkpoint and exiting from Nylon, it felt like I had an extraordinary dream, and since then, a part of my soul has remained there.
⭐Itinerary Share--
✅Day1: Lijiang Ancient Town - Shangri-La - Feilai Temple (by car, passing many scenic spots along the way for photos)
✅Day2: Feilai Temple - Nylon - Lower Yubeng (14km hike from Nylon with 1000m elevation gain)
✅Day3: Lower Yubeng - Ice Lake - Lower Yubeng (17km round-trip hike with 2000m elevation gain)
✅Day4: Lower Yubeng - Sacred Waterfall - Lower Yubeng (11km round-trip hike with 650m elevation gain)
✅Day5: Lower Yubeng - Nylon - Lijiang (14km downhill hike, then return to Lijiang by car)

Post by OnniKoskinen | Aug 7, 2025