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Fuxian Lake is Yunnan's clearest, deepest lake, with a rare pink beach. How to get there from Kunming, best time to visit and tips.

If you've already done Lijiang and Dali and want a quieter, more refined side of Yunnan, Mile (弥勒) is the answer. This small city in southeast Yunnan packs three rare things into one day: an entire village of red-brick art buildings, vineyards first planted by French missionaries in the 1860s, and a bamboo-raft ride past limestone peaks in the morning mist. Here's what a day in Mile looks like, and why it's the highlight of our 6-day, 5-night private Yunnan tour.

There's a particular kind of quiet in the hills outside Chiang Mai in the morning. The city's motorbikes fade behind you, the road begins to curve, and the green deepens on both sides: rice fields, banana trees, teak leaves the size of dinner plates. Someone in the van stops talking mid-sentence just to look out the window. This is a day for people who've earned the right not to rush.