Overnight train from Kunming to Lanzhou:  this is a new experience for me, but not bad at all!  Bunks 3 high, narrow aisles, Chinese people everywhere, waking up on arrival.We stayed in a countryside house of a Naxi (minority group) family. They (with neighbors help) cooked a meal of 12 dishes (by Naxi tradition 8 served on plates, 4 in bowls) afterward they put on a show with traditional Naxi costumes and music. They invited our group to join them and learn one of the dances.