How do I go to Xishuangbanna from Lijiang or Dali. I intend to visit Yunan in December 2014.

There are direct flights from either of the cities to your destination, but they seem to stop operating in Dec. Then u can fly to KM and transfer to another flight to get there. Anyway, I still suggest you pay close attention to the flight schedule in case the direct ones operate this year in Dec.