A Photo Essay Awakened by the Breeze of Erhai Lake

The morning light pierces through the clouds, scattering the sparkling waves of Erhai Lake into fine gold foil, which is sprinkled on the cream-colored walls of the "Jiaoyunxuan Homestay in Dali." This luxurious homestay, hidden in Majiuyi Village, Yinqiao Town, Dali, uses 270° panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows as a frame, and mounts the four seasons of Cangshan Erhai into an art exhibition that never fades—and you are the traveler walking through this painting. [Spatial Narrative: Cream-Style Seascape Aesthetics] The homestay is based on cream color, with Morandi-colored soft furnishings, blending French laziness with Eastern Zen to create a unique spatial language. The moment you push the door in, the soft embrace of the latex pillow and memory foam mattress announces the background color of this photo trip—comfort and healing. "Guanshan" Room Type: The all-house intelligence and projector turn the private space into an immersive cinema. The bathtub faces the window view. You can watch the stars while taking a bath, and when you look up, you can see the beautiful scenery of the Milky Way pouring down. "Cangshan" Room Type: The bed and the scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling windows complement each other. When shooting in the morning, turn on the Bluetooth speaker, and the white noise flowing from the Marshall speaker resonates with the scenery. A casual shot is the most beautiful nature. Public Area Aesthetics: The lobby on the first floor faces the mountain view directly. The sweetness of the welcome fruit is intertwined with the ambient lights at night. Seeing the light and shadow jumping on the linen curtains is the best footnote for the "effortless fashion sense" in the photo trip. [Service Narrative: The Privileges of Being Favored for Photo Trips] The homestay owner reconstructs the accommodation experience with "family-style service," and permeates the sense of ritual of the photo trip into every detail: Localized Experience: If you want to deeply integrate into Dali, you can book the homestay's tie-dye handmade class. Under the guidance of the Bai ethnic group's Ama, dye the blue of Erhai Lake and the green of Cangshan into a square scarf as an excellent prop for the photo trip. [Scene Narrative: 24 Hours of Aesthetics by Erhai Lake] In Jiaoyunxuan, photo trips do not require deliberate posing. She herself is a flowing photo studio: Morning Light Theater: At 7 o'clock, the path at the back door of the homestay leads directly to the Erhai Ecological Corridor. Rent a retro electric car provided by the homestay to capture the side view of riding, the moment when seagulls skim over the water, or the same frame of morning runners and Erhai Lake along the way. Midday Narrative: The terrace on the second floor of the homestay is a "reflection of the sky." The gauze curtains flutter gently in the wind, and the hair blown by the hair dryer dances with the wind of Erhai Lake. When shooting against the light, the hair will be plated with a layer of gold. Late Night Theater: Look up at the Milky Way on the recliner on the terrace. Under the time-lapse photography mode, the trajectory of meteor showers across the sky above Erhai Lake will become the most romantic time-lapse movie in this life. [Photo Trip Tips: Put Erhai Lake into the Lens] Wearing Suggestions: Solid color long skirts (white, beige, Klein blue) are the most suitable for the blue-green tones of Erhai Lake. Pair them with French elements such as straw woven bags and wide-brimmed hats to easily create an atmosphere. Time Magic: Avoid the strong light at noon, and give priority to the "golden hours" 1 hour after sunrise and 1 hour before sunset, or cloudy days after rain, the light and shadow are more layered. Props Blessing: The retro books, flowers, champagne glasses provided by the homestay, or the flower-selling Apos encountered during cycling, can all become the finishing touch. Post-Toning: Reduce the contrast, increase the shadows and highlights, and appropriately increase the saturation of blue and green to make the photos present an oil painting texture like "Monet's Garden." In Jiaoyunxuan, photo trips are not the purpose, but a way to talk to Erhai Lake. When the softness of the latex pillow and the surging of the waves are intertwined in the memory, when the warm wind of the smart toilet and the evening wind of Erhai Lake overlap on the skin, you will understand: the so-called "Dali slow life" is just fixing every moment of heartbeat into an eternal poem. Erhai Lake, Dali City Jiaoyunxuan Homestay (Erhai Branch)