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Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau

Free travel?

Yes, you read that headline correctly. The China Post today reports, “Chinese tourists may be allowed free travel in Taiwan as early as next July, with residents of Beijing and Shanghai possibly first in line...
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Chinese door in Hutong alley

The perfect afternoon: Country hospitality in a Gejia village

The perfect afternoon: Country hospitality in a Gejia village.Guizhou may not attract as much attention as its neighbors Sichuan, Yunnan and Guangxi, but it certainly deserves to be considered when making plans to travel to...
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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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Chinese door in Hutong alley

WildChina Teams Up with Premium Clothing Company Khunu

Finding unique clothing that satisfies the needs of WildChina guides in China’s coldest areas, while allowing them to look the part when in remote boutique hotels, is not an easy task. When leading off-the-beaten-path tours...
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Chinese door in Hutong alley

What We’re Reading: “China’s Great Green Wall” on Ethical Traveler

Our friend and writer/photographer/tour leader Annika Hipple alerted us on Facebook yesterday to an interesting new China travel/environment article on Ethical Traveler, an e-news portal that “[promotes] travel as diplomacy that can make a difference...
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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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Rice Terraces in the south of China

China loses one of its first environmental crusaders

We were saddened to hear of the passing at age 78 last week of Liang Congjie, a pioneering Chinese conservationist to whose legacy we owe a great deal.Though unheralded and relatively unknown outside of China,...
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Imperial dragon patterns

What We’re Reading: Travel news from Shanghai

Shanghai seems to be the hub of travel news this week! Here’s what’s piqued our interest today:1) High-speed Shanghai to Hong Kong train: In addition to the newly-unveiled Shanghai to Hangzhou bullet train (watch video...
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Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau

New Shanghai – Hangzhou high-speed rail line unveiled

High-speed rail in ChinaIn the next few years, much of China’s rail network will be converted to high-speed rail, allowing travelers and goods to move around the country at unprecedented speeds. Today China took one...
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Fisherman in YangShuo

Far from the maddening crowds

Far from the maddening crowds.Living in Beijing, I often feel that I am in a land of extremes. The sky above the city is Armageddon-gray one afternoon and shock blue the next.  A delicious meal...
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