Dali’s Hidden Escape｜A Timeless Town on the Tea Horse Road‼️

#chinatravel 📍Shaxi Ancient Town, Jianchuan, Dali, Yunnan “If Dali Old Town is all about wind, flowers, snow, and moonlight, then Shaxi is the long-lost lover frozen in time.” 🌿 The Last Living Village on the Ancient Tea Horse Road Shaxi isn’t just another ancient town — it’s alive, quietly preserving the rhythms of centuries past. 🚌 How to Get There ▪️ From Dali Old Town: Shared car, 2 hours (winding mountain roads — bring motion sickness pills!) ▪️ From Lijiang: Closer — just 1.5 hours to reach this peaceful haven of slow living. 🌄 First Glimpse of Shaxi At 7 a.m., push open a wooden window — mist swirls around the rooftops, and horse bells echo softly through the morning hush. An old lady walks past the 600-year-old opera stage, basket on her back. A stray dog lounges under the warm sun on Sideng Street, sleepier than the tourists. No commercialized souvenir stalls here — Just the rhythmic clanging of a blacksmith’s hammer, and the sweet scent of freshly baked flower pastries drifting in the air. Here, time slows down. The world fades. And you remember what quiet feels like. #travel #trip #china #staycation #thingstodo #myitinerary