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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

Traveler’s Voice: Thrilled with our tour company, but not seduced by China

The following post was written by Jan Heininger and Jamie Reuter, WildChina clients who traveled with us for two and half weeks in October of 2010.  Their journey took them through Beijing, Tibet, Yunnan Province. Guangxi...
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Fisherman in YangShuo

Tibet Expressway Opens

Travel to Tibet just got more convenient: the government has just finished a 38km highway linking Gonggar airport and Lhasa. At the ribbon-cutting on the 17th, government officials including Xi Jinping officially opened the 4...
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Man enjoying his tea

Tibet Will Soon Reopen to Foreign Tourists

ANNOUNCEMENT: Travel bans to Tibet are expected to be lifted by the end of July. Bans in 2011 have been said to be implemented on account of two major anniversaries – the 60th anniversary of...
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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

Development vs conservation in Yunnan

Beautiful and diverse, southwestern China’s Yunnan province is not only one of our most popular destinations, it is where WildChina was born. In the initial stages of China’s dizzyingly fast modernization, Yunnan avoided much of...
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Chinese door in Hutong alley

Tibet Travel Ban Doesn’t Include All of China’s Tibetan Regions

Tibet travel ban doesn’t include all of China’s Tibetan regions.Unfortunate travel news out of Tibet: foreign travelers are not being allowed into Tibet this month and no clear timetable for when they will be allowed...
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Imperial dragon patterns

The Shangri-La Effect

Named one of the “up-and-coming” places to visit, it seems that the word “Shangri-La” is everywhere. The term, which is said to “evoke imagery of exoticism of the Orient,” has initiated a circular series of...
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A camel resting in the Gobi Desert

Discovering Tibet: Confronting authenticity and romance in one of the world’s most breathtaking places

Discovering Tibet: Confronting authenticity and romance in one of the world’s most breathtaking placesThe following is an excerpt taken from The World of Chinese.  The author LeeAnn Deemer and her family traveled with WildChina in...
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Man enjoying his tea

Tibetan Thangka Academy: Saving a dying tradition

Our journeys are great ways to enjoy the beauty of China’s countryside as well as the dynamism and history of its cities, but they are also unique opportunities to meet inspiring and unforgettable people.During a...
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A camel resting in the Gobi Desert

Portrait of an LBX: the Post-Journey Interview

It’s been almost a year since we first spoke with Portrait of an LBX bikers and writers Andy Keller and Evan Villarrubia. We caught up with them this week to talk about their reflections on...
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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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