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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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Fisherman in YangShuo

WildChina Explorer Grant Finalist: Venturing to Garze Prefecture in Sichuan Province by Zhang Shanghua

Last of the 2012 WildChina Explorer Grant Finalists, we have Mr. Zhang Shanghua, a scientist at Chengdu ChemPartner Co., Ltd.  Mr. Zhang wants to travel to experience this “primitive natural beauty and the most authentic religious...
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The mystic Yellow Mountain in Anhui

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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Tibetan Buddhism Flags

Announcing the 2012 WildChina Explorer Grant Finalists

Ladies and Gentleman, the moment has arrived! Today we announce the 2012 WildChina Explorer Finalists. One of these three will be chosen and the winner will be announced in early January 2012! The WildChina Explorer...
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WildChina Expert Spotlight: A Devil’s River of Heat by Jeff Fuchs

Winner of the 2011 WildChina Explorer Grant, Jeff Fuchs says, “Nice as it is to sleep within walls, I feel slightly claustrophobic and long to get out to the fresh air and unencumbered sight-lines again.”...
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Chinese door in Hutong alley

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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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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On the Road with Jeff Fuchs: The Sun and Wind in Golok

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...
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