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How WildChina Explorer Shanghua Zhang prepares for an expedition…

Last week, Shanghua Zhang, one of the 2012 WildChina Explorer Grant winners, began his trek in the Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture. Along his journey, he will spend time in The Chaqingsongduo Nature Reserve which houses two-thirds of...

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February 8, 2012

WildChina sponsors Kawa Karpo Expedition

WildChina, alongside Outpost Magazine, Revo, Mountain Hardwear, and ZoomerMedia, is sponsoring a once-in-a lifetime journey, The Kawa Karpo Expedition. Leaving next week, WildChina expert & good friend, Jeff Fuchs will be leading this expedition. Fuchs,...

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January 11, 2012

And the winner of the 2012 WildChina Explorer Grant is…

WildChina is thrilled to announce the 2012 WildChina Explorer Grant awardees are… Zhang Shanghua AND team Bill Bleisch & Yan Lu! A split tie! Shanghua, a scientist based in Chengdu, Sichuan province, will explore the...

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December 31, 2011

WildChina Explorer Grant Finalist: Scouting a Route Along the Backbone of Ailao Shan by William Bleish and Yan Lu

Second of the WildChina Explorer Grant Finalists we have the team William Bleisch and Yan Lu. Together, their experiences range from the Program Director of China Exploration & Research Society and World Wildlife Federation China to Fauna &...

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November 10, 2011

Applications for the WildChina Explorer Grant due soon!

Interested in exploring forgotten villages in Guizhou? Have a passion for the traditional art of rug weaving from Xinjiang? Itching to retrace a famous route? If so, you better act quickly! The WildChina Explorer Grant...

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October 18, 2011

Explorer Grant Open for Submissions

Find a new route on the Tibetan Plateau. Trace the origin of the Yangtze and Yellow River. Assess the newfound growth years after the Sichuan earthquake. The vision perseveres in whatever the journey may be....

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September 7, 2011

WildChina explorer Jeff Fuchs to speak at the Beijing Bookworm

WildChina explorer Jeff Fuchs will speak at the Beijing Bookworm this Friday, September 9th at 7:30pm about his travels with the WildChina Explorer Grant 2011! Please Note: Tickets are CNY 50 and can be purchased at...

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June 6, 2011

Amne Machin Farewell – A Descent

The following is an excerpt from 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...