A twitter post responding to a WildChina tweet prompted this blog piece:@Chinaandbeyond said: “I would trade Yunnan for Gansu or Sichuan, personally RT @WildChina: First and only time to China?”Gobi Desert in Gansu, DunhuangLet me...Read More
Travels that changed life.I was munching on my chicken salad sandwich when my colleague popped into my office, “ Oh, sorry. Here you go. Conde Nast Traveler Magazine issue you’ve been waiting for!”.I probably didn’t...Read More
As someone whose first job out of college involved writing for a China-related website, I have a soft spot for writers interested in China. In many ways, China remains a misunderstood place, one whose complexities...Read More
You know what I am talking about – that brick of tea or disc of tea in the velvet box! What do you do with it?A few years ago, we were living in LA. My...Read More
For those of us with cross-border marriages, it often involves two weddings to cater to family and friends on each side. My husband and I had gotten married a year earlier in the States, but...Read More
I just did an interview by email with Chris Horton, Founder / Editor of GoKunming. His questions brought back so many nice memories of Yunnan. Thought I’d share them here:Mei Zhang: Yunnan native, WildChina founder,...Read More
Electric blue skies and majestic mountains were a wonderful welcome as I stepped off the plane in Lhasa, Tibet. In early May, as the Manager of Training and Quality Control, I was sent to Lhasa...Read More
Many parts of China can get quite hot in the summertime. But, did you know that there are three cities that are notorious for their heat?Meet China’s “Three Furnaces” (三大火炉): Wuhan (capital of Hubei province),...Read More
WildChina’s Alex Grieves recently interviewed Jeff Fuchs, the first westerner to traverse the ancient Tea and Horse Caravan Road, author of The Ancient Tea Horse Road: Travels with the Last of the Himalayan Muleteers, and...Read More
In late March, WildChina founder Mei Zhang bloggedabout colleague Sunshine’s trip to and future work with an elementary school in Yubeng, a Tibetan village in Yunnan province.Recently, Sunshine gave us an update on the status...Read More
