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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

Beijing office closed for Tomb-Sweeping Festival

WildChina’s Beijing office will be closed next Monday and Tuesday, April 4 & 5, 2011, for the Qingming or Tomb-Sweeping Festival.  The Beijing office will be open for service on Saturday, April 2. Normal hours...
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Tibetan Buddhism Flags

Why do I love traveling?

Last night, I heard a good writer David Ignatius articulate the situation in Egypt. That, strangely enough, reminded me of travel, and in particular why I like travel. Yes fresh air helps. More importantly, it’s...
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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

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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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

Chinese entrepreneurs lead the way in environmental philanthropy

Not content to be leaders only in the business world, 16 Chinese entrepreneurs are also leaping to the vanguard of China’s environmental movement with plans to together create a generously-funded new private conservation fund. The...
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Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau

Time running out to book your 2011 China journey

Nobody likes to be hurried, but if you’ve been putting off deciding whether you’re going to travel to China later this year, now is an ideal time to make those plans. As this recent travel...
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Traditional Chinese Architecture

Eden Project planning China Ecopark

Eden Project, one of the more interesting ecologically minded projects of recent years, says it has plans to come to China. Eden Project founder Tim Smit told the BBC that the popular ecopark in Cornwall, UK...
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Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau

Japan update: Current news show no cause for alarm in China

To the thousands affected by the earthquake and nuclear disaster in Japan, we at WildChina send our deepest condolences. We can only imagine the devastating effects that this is having and hope that relief will...
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Ethnic Minorities of China

Sending Our Condolences to Japan

To the thousands affected by the earthquake and nuclear disaster in Japan, we at WildChina send our deepest condolences. We can only imagine the devastating effects that this is having and hope that relief will...
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Girl praying at an ancient temple

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

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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