At WildChina’s Beijing office, we loved the playful and poetic piece by CNNGo‘s Dan Ouyang, “72 Hours in Yangshuo: Tourist town by trade, simple village at heart,” on one of Guangxi‘s most charming areas.Our personal...Read More
You know what I am talking about – that brick of tea or disc of tea in the velvet box! What do you do with it?A few years ago, we were living in LA. My...Read More
It is that time of year again – that is, to select new photos for our annual WildChina calendar. As you may remember, last year’s calendar featured the work of Michael Mudd, a client who...Read More
Incredible scenery, history, and culture. Overrun destinations, touristy shops, and luxury chain hotels. In Lijiang, Yunnan province, there is a constant push and pull of cultural value versus cultural commodity, authentic experiences versus commercialized sites....Read More
Calling your tour operator at 3:30 am? “Absolutely NOT,” is my immediate answer. But, we just did.A travel agent called WildChina’s US office at 3:30 pm EDT, which makes it exactly 3:30 am in the...Read More
“While cooking, we don’t measure ingredients. We cook with our heart.“ ~Yáng Hóngyǐng 杨宏影Yáng Hóngyǐng 杨宏影 (daughter) and Wáng Shúlíng 王淑玲 (mother) live together in ChengduChengdu, Sichuan, China — In 2007, a visit to Chengdu...Read More
For those of us with cross-border marriages, it often involves two weddings to cater to family and friends on each side. My husband and I had gotten married a year earlier in the States, but...Read More
Clean technology, sustainable tourism. They go hand-in-hand in China, right?Not so, says Hunan province’s Zhang Yue, or “Chairman Zhang” – the founder and chairman of innovative, clean-tech Broad Air Conditioning and accompanying utopian Broad Town...Read More
In the spirit of #TravelTuesday and unique China experiences, we’re highlighting Beijing’s beloved hutong, or traditional alleyways.This Saturday, July 17, our friends at the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center are putting on a unique multimedia...Read More
A very happy client of WildChina sent in a quick note to thank us the other day. It read, “I just wanted to let you both know we are having a great trip here in...Read More
