China Travel Alert: Typhoon Megi headed toward China

After having wreaked havoc in the Philippines, where it killed 11 people, Typhoon Megi is headed for Hong Kong and mainland China. Megi is expected to touch down on Hong Kong this Friday, October 22nd,...

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October 16, 2010

Going off the beaten path, safely

Going off the beaten path, safely. This past week, China Daily reported that Beijing’s rescue team, “Luye,” responded to four emergency calls during the week-long October Holiday alone – all from travelers who needed assistance...

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October 16, 2010

China’s domestic tourism picks up – with a new green twist

China’s domestic tourism picks up – with a new green twist. In Mark Graham’s late September South China Morning Post article, “On the inside track,” the author quotes a Chinese couple expressing their changing thoughts...

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October 14, 2010

Shangri-La Ecotourism Region formed

Monks in Qinghai Local governments of Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan and Qinghai have recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement to create what is being called the Shangri-La Ecotourism Region. Officials from Tibet’s third-largest city, Changdu, reached...

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Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau

October 12, 2010

Mei Zhang’s Opening at the 2010 Adventure Travel World Summit

When I first came to the Adventure Travel World Summit in Quebec last year, I didn’t know anyone. I was one of two people from China, and I didn’t know the other. So I had...

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October 10, 2010

China’s tourism boom underscores the urgent need for sustainability

More than a quarter of a billion people visited officially recognized ‘scenic spots’, spending 116.6 billion yuan (US$17.5 billion) during the recent National Day golden week holiday, Xinhua is reporting. Tourist traffic was up 27.1...

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October 1, 2010

WildChina Beijing office closed for National Day

WildChina’s Beijing office will be closed on Friday, October 1 for China’s National Day holiday. Please call 1-888-902-8808 or email info@wildchina.com for assistance at this time. The US office will be open as usual. Happy...

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September 28, 2010

Committed to sustainable travel: WildChina founder Mei Zhang

Committed to sustainable travel: 2010 has been a busy year for WildChina – and for WildChina founder Mei Zhang, who will be an emcee at the 2010 Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS), which will take...

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September 27, 2010

Interview: Graham Earnshaw of Earnshaw Books

When walking around the hutongs of Beijing or the French Concession in Shanghai, it’s hard not to think about the way things were in China before its modernization drive. Shanghai-based media executive and old China...

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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

September 24, 2010

Exploring Joseph Rock’s China

WildChina prides itself in taking its clients to unspoiled, unseen corners of the country, but we also recognize that we wouldn’t know about these places had it not been for the efforts of the old-school...

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