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Mei Zhang

Travel+Leisure A-List Travel Advisor and Condé Nast Top Travel Specialist

Mei Zhang named 2022 Travel + Leisure A-List Travel Advisor and Condé Nast Top Travel Specialist 

We are thrilled to announce that WildChina founder, Mei Zhang has, yet again, been recognized by two of the most prestigious travel publications as one of the world’s preeminent travel figures.
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Traveling to China During Covid-19
December 8, 2021

WildChina on-air:
Traveling to China During Covid-19 (Event #95)

Since China closed its borders in March 2020, travel into the country has been exclusive to Chinese citizens or holders of specific visas, with scarce flight options and extensive quarantines adding even further limitations. In...
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Travels Through Dali with a leg of ham
October 26, 2021

WildChina Book Club:
Travels Through Dali with a leg of ham by Zhang Mei (Event #92)

For our November book club, we'll be reading Travels Through Dali: with a leg of ham in preparation for our chat with the author, WildChina founder, Mei Zhang.
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China’s tourism industry post-COVID – an interview with Mei Zhang

Interview by Emily Riddell – Published in DAO INSIGHTS Confidence in the government’s handling of COVID-19 has led to a steady recovery in China’s domestic tourism sector. Meanwhile, international destinations have had to adapt digitally...
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April 25, 2021

WildChina Book Club:
Land of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen (Event #74)

For our April book club, we read The Land Of Big Numbers in preparation for our chat with the author, Te-Ping Chen. A Cutting between clear-eyed realism and tongue-in-cheek magical realism, Chen’s stories coalesce into...
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Photo by ThomThai

WildChina x China Institute | A Taste of China Episode 2

Join us as we travel live to Ningxia, a windswept land of deserts in China’s northwest, where cumin-spiced Hui-minority cuisine reigns supreme, and local entrepreneurs are driving China’s booming wine industry.For this special event, we...
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Girl praying at an ancient temple

A note from WildChina founder Mei Zhang on the coronavirus outbreak

Dear Friends, In the past twenty days, the coronavirus and the fight against it have become so much more personal. The initial instinct to hunker down to survive has been completely replaced with humility and...
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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

Why are China’s ‘Old Towns so Boring?

The Brown Sugar Craft Shop designed by architect Xu Tiantian in Songyang in 2017. Photo: Wang Ziling“Stop barking,” an old man yelled at his dog, who was voicing his objection to my photo-taking. The old...
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Man enjoying his tea

A Decade Down: Mei Zhang Named a Travel + Leisure A-List Travel Advisor, 10 Years Running

Once again, we are beyond excited to announce that our founder, Mei Zhang, has made it onto Travel + Leisure’s A-List of travel advisors, for the 10th year in a row. This exclusive list is...
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China’s Monkey Paradise is a Hidden Gem for Family Travel

Red Dot and two of his wives. Photo: ICThe crowd listening to Dr. Long Yongcheng is glued to his love story. It goes like this: “Red Dot came to the valley in 2015 looking for a...
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