New York Times: A typical morning for Lin Liya, a native of Shanghai transplanted to this ancient town in southwest China, goes like this: See her 3-year-old son off to school near the mountains; go for a half-hour run on the shores of Erhai Lake; and browse the local market for fresh vegetables and meat.
Song Yan, 31, held a meeting of a book club in the cafe bookstore, Song's Nest, she opened in Dali in the spring.
She finished her run one morning beneath cloudless blue skies and sat down with a visitor...