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Mei Zhang

Chinese door in Hutong alley

Mei Zhang and WildChina featured in Travel+Leisure’s A-List for second year

Wednesday brought great news to the WildChina office. For the second year in a row, founder Mei Zhang has been featured as one of Travel+Leisure’s World’s Top Travel Agents for 2010! Be sure to pick...
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A camel resting in the Gobi Desert

If this is your first and only time to China, where should you go?

A twitter post responding to a WildChina tweet prompted this blog piece: @Chinaandbeyond said: “I would trade Yunnan for Gansu or Sichuan, personally RT @WildChina: First and only time to China?” Gobi Desert in Gansu,...
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Girl praying at an ancient temple

Conde Nast Traveler names WildChina Founder Mei Zhang “Top Travel Specialist for 2010”

We at WildChina are thrilled to announce that founder Mei Zhang has been named by Condé Nast Traveler‘s Wendy Perrin as a Top Travel Specialist for 2010. For the past 11 years, Perrin has hand-selected a...
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Man enjoying his tea

Travels that changed one’s life

Travels that changed life. I was munching on my chicken salad sandwich when my colleague popped into my office, “ Oh, sorry. Here you go. Conde Nast Traveler Magazine issue you’ve been waiting for!”. I...
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Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau

What does one do with a brick of tea?

You know what I am talking about – that brick of tea or disc of tea in the velvet box! What do you do with it? A few years ago, we were living in LA....
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Traditional Chinese Architecture

Wedding Hike

For those of us with cross-border marriages, it often involves two weddings to cater to family and friends on each side. My husband and I had gotten married a year earlier in the States, but...
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Girl praying at an ancient temple

Why do the Chinese love obedient children?

A very happy client of WildChina sent in a quick note to thank us the other day. It read, “I just wanted to let you both know we are having a great trip here in...
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The mystic Yellow Mountain in Anhui

New ‘Karate Kid’ showcases beautiful parts of China

The movie critics don’t seem to think that highly of the new Karate Kid film, but I had a great time watching it with my 7-year-old son. It’s one of the few kid movies that...
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Ethnic Minorities of China

Lonely Planet’s China Guide: Good-looking, but mediocre

I was very impressed by the beginning of the Lonely Planet China Guide book. “The Best of China” page offered a quick summary of the classic highlights of the country that one should never miss...
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Candles in a Buddhist temple

Are taiqi and fan-making lessons tourist traps?

I saw a client email to my staff another day, requesting a series of changes to the itineraries we proposed. The client’s email read: 1) There is a scheduled visit to the Temple of Heaven...
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