I plan to travel to Yunnan in May. What must I bring? What inexpensive jewelry can I take back?

No necessities. What you need now can be bought all over the country. You can bring a compass if it is convenient.

If you go to Lijiang, you can choose to stay in Dayan ancient town for a few days. The business atmosphere here is very strong and lively. Then go to Shuhe ancient town for two days and feel the tranquility and leisure there. May is neither too hot nor too cold, and it is the best season for traveling. In Lijiang, you can go to Yulong Snow Mountain. If you want to climb mountains and play with snow, you can feel the ice and snow by taking a cableway. Of course, you can also take a small cableway to Songshanping to cross the virgin forest, and then go to Blue Moon Valley. Old Town of Lijiang can go to Heilongtan Park for a day, which is not bad. As for accommodation, I need to see more and compare more. At first, I stayed in the 7-day hotel chain in Xiaosifang Street for two days, and later I changed to a Naxi-style inn, Mu's Inn, which was very dissatisfied. The boss had a bad temper and attitude, and then I changed to a spacious and cheap room.

If you have enough time, you can go to Shangri-La, which takes 4 hours by car. The Pudacuo National Forest Park there is very good (note: the tour guide will trick you into buying oxygen bottles, so just hold your horses. The plateau tour there is only 3500 meters, and most people have no altitude sickness.

As for ornaments, there are many in Lijiang ancient town. I bought some lucky fruit as a gift. Shangri-La bought some herbs (I went to the supermarket myself) and dried yak meat.

The self-help guild is very comfortable. Have a good time.