Those of you who know us will know that Yunnan is province we hold close to our hearts (and stomachs!). We asked WildChina Founder and Yunnan native Mei Zhang to share some of the province’s culinary secrets. Many...Read More
We are thrilled to announce that WildChina Founder, Mei Zhang has made Travel + Leisure Magazine’s list of A-List Travel Advisors for the 9th year in a row. The editors of Travel + Leisure assess hundreds of...Read More
To a young Zhang Mei, the nutty aroma of sizzling ham always signaled a good meal. The salty, cured meat wasn’t a luxury her family could often afford but she was in luck because her...Read More
September 2016 saw the release of WildChina Founder, Mei Zhang’s first book Travels through Dali: with a Leg of Ham. Readers around the world are singing its praises and joining one of her upcoming book talks is...Read More
She’s done it again! WildChina is pleased to announce that our founder and CEO, Mei Zhang, was named a Top Travel Specialist in 2016 by Condé Nast Traveler. For the past 16 years, Condé Nast Traveler has had the tough...Read More
Recently, Mei got the chance to sit down with other movers and shakers in the tourism industry to discuss the changing travel needs and desires of China’s growing middle class at the international conference, Global...Read More
Here at WildChina, we love to spread our philosophy of off-the-beaten path travel. It’s pretty much in our company DNA. We know that travel is about more than a quick picture on the Great Wall and a fleeting glance at...Read More
WildChina reading lists give travelers our top picks for books that will open up a destination to them before they even set foot on the ground. Our newest addition to the China reading list is...Read More
She’s done it again! WildChina Founder, Mei Zhang received her seventh a-list travel advisor award from Travel and Leisure Magazine this week. We’d love to thank Travel and Leisure and Nathan Lump for putting Mei on the...Read More
In the summer of 2012 I ran the Genghis Khan Grassland Marathon in Inner Mongolia. It was my first marathon. I had trained really hard, but on race day all I really knew to expect...Read More