On Chengdu's central Wenmiao Street a truly local snack awaits those who know where to find it. One stall, an elderly couple and a window to a forgotten city.Read More
In this seasonal special we cover a range of afterlife and ghoulish topics, from joss paper burnings going virtual with the growing awareness of environmental impacts, to Chinese Ouija boards and supernatural beliefs, and of...Read More
For our fourteenth episode, we head to the Sanxingdui archaeological site in Sichuan province with Harvard’s anthropology department professor of archaeology, Rowan Flad.Read More
Fuchsia Dunlop, prolific food writer and trained Sichuanese chef, reads to us from her book Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China and reminisces with Mei on a life spent...Read More
Make the ultimate escape this fallAutumn is, for many of us at WildChina, our favorite season to travel. The rain and humidity of the summer lifts, the skies clear, and the air starts to feel...Read More
Jiuzhaigou National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in China’s Sichuan Province is a true gem of an attraction. Meaning ‘Nine Village Valley’, Jiuzhaigou is named for the nine Tibetan villages that dot the sprawling...Read More
Confronted by such terrible tragedy, every little bit counts. We have decided to make a collective donation to assist with the relief efforts in Sichuan. WildChina has donated 21,906 RMB in total. The staff raised...Read More
Here’s the essentials that you absolutely can’t miss on your trip to Chengdu, as well as a few extras that are well worth your time if you’ve got an extra day. Chengdu is home to...Read More
Summer is the perfect time for an adventure on the Tibetan Plateau. But you don’t have to go through the process of getting special permits to Tibet in order to experience the richly spiritual and...Read More
