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Candles in a Buddhist temple
April 20, 2011

Snapshot from the road: Time travel in the Nu Valley

Sometimes when on the road, the past and present can collide in the most unexpected of places. We were reminded of this recently when on the road in the lush upper reaches of the Salween...
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Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau
April 9, 2011

Tsalam – The Ancient Salt Route

The following is an introduction to Jeff Fuchs’ Tea and Mountain Journals, a blog by explorer, photographer and writer Jeff Fuchs.  Jeff is the 2011 recipient of WildChina’s Explorer Grant.  He and friend Michael Kleinwort are currently...
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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan
March 29, 2011

It’s Pu-erhfectly healthy and delicious

A disk of compressed Pu-erh tea for sale at a tea market in Yunnan It’s not often that one encounters a tourist souvenir that lowers cholesterol, promotes weight loss and protects against cancer, vascular disease,...
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Girl praying at an ancient temple
March 15, 2011

Review: Tea Horse Road by Michael Freeman and Selena Ahmed

For many travelers, one of the difficult aspects of setting aside the time and money for a trip to China is that it’s hard to know what you’re getting yourself in for until you’re stepping...
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Rice Terraces in the south of China
March 14, 2011

China Drawing More ‘Golden Years’ Travelers

China drawing more ‘golden years’ travelers. One of the most exciting and positive travel trends over the past decade has been the rapid growth of youth-focused education travel programs coming to China  – but there’s...
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Tibetan Buddhism Flags
March 11, 2011

Trail Tribulations

Ancient tea and Horse Caravan Trip: The following is an excerpt from “Trail Tribulations” by Paul Mooney, South China Morning Post ———– Ouyang Shangxian worked briefly on the trail. His classic Shaxi courtyard house is...
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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan
March 9, 2011

Development vs conservation in Yunnan

Beautiful and diverse, southwestern China’s Yunnan province is not only one of our most popular destinations, it is where WildChina was born. In the initial stages of China’s dizzyingly fast modernization, Yunnan avoided much of...
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Chinese door in Hutong alley
March 8, 2011

Tibet Travel Ban Doesn’t Include All of China’s Tibetan Regions

Tibet travel ban doesn’t include all of China’s Tibetan regions. Unfortunate travel news out of Tibet: foreign travelers are not being allowed into Tibet this month and no clear timetable for when they will be...
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The mystic Yellow Mountain in Anhui
February 28, 2011

China Takes Another Step Toward Protecting Cultural Heritage

Tradition and modernity are colliding throughout villages in China Last September we told you about Chinese questioning the value of World Heritage Site status. And in December, we noted that local officials around China were...
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Imperial dragon patterns
February 16, 2011

The Shangri-La Effect

Named one of the “up-and-coming” places to visit, it seems that the word “Shangri-La” is everywhere. The term, which is said to “evoke imagery of exoticism of the Orient,” has initiated a circular series of...
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