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Tibet

Candles in a Buddhist temple

Yak cheese: An unexpected culinary surprise in China

On WildChina journeys in Tibet and Tibetan areas of Qinghai, Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, many of our clients experience foods and beverages made from yak meat and yak milk, including yak cheese, for the first...
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Rice Terraces in the south of China

China loses one of its first environmental crusaders

We were saddened to hear of the passing at age 78 last week of Liang Congjie, a pioneering Chinese conservationist to whose legacy we owe a great deal.Though unheralded and relatively unknown outside of China,...
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Chinese door in Hutong alley

Shangri-La Ecotourism Region formed

Monks in QinghaiLocal governments of Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan and Qinghai have recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement to create what is being called the Shangri-La Ecotourism Region.Officials from Tibet’s third-largest city, Changdu, reached the agreement...
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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

Exploring Joseph Rock’s China

WildChina prides itself in taking its clients to unspoiled, unseen corners of the country, but we also recognize that we wouldn’t know about these places had it not been for the efforts of the old-school...
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Man enjoying his tea

China’s East and West get closer with new Shanghai-Lhasa tourism agreement

China’s East and West get closer with new Shanghai-Lhasa tourism agreement.In eastern China, it’s easy to think that the country’s provinces to the West – namely Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai – are a world away.But,...
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Chinese door in Hutong alley

Autumn destinations: Tibet

On the ‘Roof of the World,’ the sky is the limit when it comes to exploration. Given Tibet‘s diverse cultural, historical and religious marvels, it is no wonder that travelers from all over the world...
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Buddhist sculpture and art

Shangri-La dreaming

As another summer draws to a close, we find our mind drifting to one of our favorite places to enjoy fall scenery in China – Shangri-La and the surrounding Tibetan areas. Although it is doubtful...
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Girl praying at an ancient temple

Sign of the times: Lonely Planet goes Chinese

Around a decade ago Yunnan was still a bit off most travelers’ radar, but today it is one of China’s top draws for both international and domestic travelers.For international travelers, it wouldn’t be difficult to...
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Candles in a Buddhist temple

Frog discovery reveals secrets of Tibet’s creation

Who needs a time machine when you’ve got frogs?Secrets of the development of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau have recently been revealed to us by Popeye-forearmed frogs whose evolutional divergences coincide with major tectonic...
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Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau

WildChina’s Best of China Awards 2010

To pay homage to our favorite hotels, sites, and activities in China for the past year, we bring you our 2010 installment of WildChina’s Best of China Awards – a small sampling of the finest...
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