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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan
February 22, 2020

Defer, Don’t Cancel Your China Trip

Photo: Andres Vargas The moment I knew it was time to close the office was when our contractor vanished. Work stopped on our half-done office renovation, newspaper lying on the ground to catch paint drops,...
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Girl praying at an ancient temple
February 11, 2020

A note from WildChina founder Mei Zhang on the coronavirus outbreak

Dear Friends, In the past twenty days, the coronavirus and the fight against it have become so much more personal. The initial instinct to hunker down to survive has been completely replaced with humility and...
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November 24, 2019

Winter Travel in China for Misanthropes

The Seashore Library, also called the “Lonely Library,” in Beidaihe in northern China. Photo: Courtesy of Aranya I can safely categorize myself as a misanthrope — a person who hates other people. Well, not exactly,...
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October 19, 2019

The Wineries Transforming the Tourism in Ningxia’s Dusty Landscape

For years, Changyu, Great Wall, and Dynasty — the three major state-owned brands — established the reputation of Chinese wines as alcoholic grape juice. Things are changing, as the country’s vineyards increasingly produce wines that...
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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan
August 31, 2019

Why are China’s ‘Old Towns so Boring?

The Brown Sugar Craft Shop designed by architect Xu Tiantian in Songyang in 2017. Photo: Wang Ziling “Stop barking,” an old man yelled at his dog, who was voicing his objection to my photo-taking. The...
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Man enjoying his tea
August 21, 2019

A Decade Down: Mei Zhang Named a Travel + Leisure A-List Travel Advisor, 10 Years Running

Once again, we are beyond excited to announce that our founder, Mei Zhang, has made it onto Travel + Leisure’s A-List of travel advisors, for the 10th year in a row. This exclusive list is...
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Ethnic Minorities of China
July 31, 2019

Why You Should Still Travel to China Amid the Trade War

Originally posted on Caixin Global A few weeks back, I took my daughters back to China to visit their grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins — the usual sprawling Chinese family. Eager to curb the girls’...
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Candles in a Buddhist temple
June 22, 2019

The Hidden Gems of China’s ‘Dalifornia’

The Chongsheng Three Pagodas in Dali are seen from the air on March 27, 2019. Photo: VCG I once hated Dali. Growing up in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in Yunnan, southwest China, I...
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April 19, 2019

China’s Monkey Paradise is a Hidden Gem for Family Travel

Red Dot and two of his wives. Photo: IC The crowd listening to Dr. Long Yongcheng is glued to his love story. It goes like this: “Red Dot came to the valley in 2015 looking for...
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Buddhist sculpture and art
March 1, 2019

How to Beat the Crowds in Dunhuang, Home of China’s Most Spectacular Caves

Tourists line up on Aug. 20 to visit the Mogao grottoes, which have relatively complete wooden eaves from the Tang and Song dynasties. Photo: IC Dunhuang, in northwestern China’s Gansu province, can hardly be called...
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