China’s East and West get closer with new Shanghai-Lhasa tourism agreement.In eastern China, it’s easy to think that the country’s provinces to the West – namely Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai – are a world away.But,...Read More
On the ‘Roof of the World,’ the sky is the limit when it comes to exploration. Given Tibet‘s diverse cultural, historical and religious marvels, it is no wonder that travelers from all over the world...Read More
Who needs a time machine when you’ve got frogs?Secrets of the development of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau have recently been revealed to us by Popeye-forearmed frogs whose evolutional divergences coincide with major tectonic...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
As Beijing continues to prepare for the 60th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China on Oct. 1 and the weeklong National Holiday, we are receiving new updates on closures during this period: – The Forbidden...Read More
Saw this email exchange between a client and my colleague, thought it’s really useful for anyone planning a trip to China in the fall. Clients email: My husband and I are planning a trip to...Read More
In Tibet, “the Roof of the World”, Lhasa is one of the most beautiful cities on earth. At an elevation of 3,650 meters above sea level (11,975 feet), it’s also one of the highest. Ihave...Read More
Yunnan continues to be an inspiration for interesting commentary, with National Geographic‘s May 2009 issue featuring a piece on Shangri-la (Zhongdian). Mark Jenkins explores this “complicated” and “confounding” Tibetan town in southwest China and the competing visions...Read More
New York Times reporter Edward Wong unknowingly traced WildChina’s first-ever trip in the piece he recently wrote for the Sunday Travel section. Edward travels throughout Yunnan, from the valley of the Mekong River, (called the...Read More
One of the first 8 Americans who came over to study in China in the late 1970’s, Frank Hawke is a well-known figure in Beijing. Currently, Frank is the Chairman of Greater China for Kroll,...Read More
