China’s Secret Foodie Destination

So you’ve tried Chinese food from all over the country – Beijing’s famous street snacks, dim sum from Shanghai, hotpot from Sichuan, perhaps even Yunnanese cheese. But have you ever sampled Xinjiang cuisine? Never fear,...

Foodie Finds, XinjiangFood, Silk Road, Xinjiang, Kashgar, Chinese Food, Urumqi, Food in China, China for Foodies

May 22, 2017

Silk Road Tours: Our Insider’s Guide to the Top Destinations

Want to make like Marco Polo and explore some of the Silk Road? To help you start planning your voyage along this ancient trade route, we’ve compiled a list of our top destinations. – Despite its name,...

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April 19, 2016

These World Heritage Day Sites Just Bumped China to The Top of Your Bucket List

Happy World Heritage Day! Other than the famed Forbidden City and Great Wall, how many of China’s 48 World Heritage sites come to mind? Here are some of the hidden gems on the list that...

DestinationsSichuan, Yunnan, Xinjiang, Fujian

Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

August 30, 2013

WildChina Update: Earthquake in Urumqi

BREAKING – August 30, 2013 At 1:27 p.m. local time, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake was registered by the China Earthquake Networks Center in Urumqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. ...

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July 8, 2011

New Train Connects China’s Wild West

Traveling China’s ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang just became much easier thanks to the opening of a new passenger train that connects Hotan (in Southern Xinjiang), Kashgar (located near the borders of Kyrgyzstan & Tajikistan),...

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April 14, 2011

NEW WildChina Journey – Photo Expedition with Sean Gallagher: Silk Road Through Your Lens

The sandy regions, snow covered mountains and colorful Uighur costumes of China’s wild west, make Xinjiang a paradise for photography. WildChina and leading British photographer, Sean Gallagher, have worked together to design a unique and...

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February 21, 2011

Mummies a Mysterious Link to Xinjiang’s Past

Even for experienced China travelers, the vast region of Xinjiang in the country’s northwest is full of surprises. One of the bigger surprises is the mystery of the dried corpses known as the Tarim mummies,...

WildChinaXinjiang, History, wild China, WildChina, WildChina Travel, Silk Road

January 26, 2011

Want to experience China differently? Go west!

As noted earlier, China is already the world’s number-three destination for international travel. Many travelers nowadays have already made one or two trips to China, but more often than not, they’re visiting the coast, possibly...

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November 5, 2010

Portrait of an LBX: the Post-Journey Interview

It’s been almost a year since we first spoke with Portrait of an LBX bikers and writers Andy Keller and Evan Villarrubia. We caught up with them this week to talk about their reflections on...

TibetXinjiang, Travel to China, Portrait of an LBX, qinghai, sustainable travel Yunnan, Hunan, wild China, WildChina, WildChina Travel, Tibet

July 21, 2010

Travel Tips for Backpacking in China’s Wild West

I recently returned to WildChina’s Beijing office after spending 11 days in Gansu province, and a friend similarly returned via train to the capital city yesterday after a month in Xinjiang and we decided to...

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