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WildChina’s 2009 Newcomer Guide of the Year: Fran

Introducing WildChina’s first Newcomer Guide of the Year award!Organized by WildChina’s Operations team member Nellie Connolly, the Newcomer Guide of the Year award is designed to award outstanding new guides who have demonstrated expertise, passion,...
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Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau

WildChina’s Community Service Day at Bethel: Our Day in Photos

Last Friday, as we wrote about on this blog, WildChina spent the day at Bethel, an education and training center for blind childen in Hebei province, as a community service day. We cleaned up and...
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Fisherman in YangShuo

Traveling to the past: a heartwarming story of family heritage visit in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province

In WildChina’s ten-year history, we have been witness to many amazing and life-changing experiences on our journeys. Recently, one of these incredible stories was uncovered in a conversation with Pan Wei and Christine, two members...
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Imperial dragon patterns

Travel Tips: Experiencing springtime flora in China

After a long day of battling sub-zero temperatures, icy cold winds and more snow, it is hard for China’s northern residents to imagine that spring is not too far away. However, now is the time...
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Asia Society video: “Why China Why Climate?”

On the subjects of climate change, the Tibetan Plateau, and Orville Schell, our friend at New York-based Asia Society, Michael Zhao, recently sent us a video in which he combines and documents all three.In his...
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Imperial dragon patterns

Revisiting “China’s Magic Melting Mountain”: A frank look at tourism in Yunnan

When reading Orville Schell’s recent article in Conde Nast Traveler, “China’s Magic Melting Mountain,” readers might notice that the destinations in Yunnan he describes seem rather, well, touristy.Schell is quick to outline the realities of...
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Candles in a Buddhist temple

Co-operation the Key to Environmental Success

I have now entered my final week of work for Changqing Reserve. Not surprisingly, I am feeling a mixture of emotions leaving the place that has become home for me for some time now: Firstly...
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Fisherman in YangShuo

Interview with Jia Liming, WildChina’s Director of Operations, on travels in Yunnan

Orville Schell recently wrote about his travels in Yunnan with WildChina, discussing the climate change issues on the Tibetan Plateau. However, what is beyond the melting glacial peaks in the region?WildChina’s Alex Grieves sat down...
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Traditional Chinese Architecture

Sichuan’s Jiuzhaigou Valley and Increasing Domestic Tourism in China

The February 1, 2010 edition of the New York Times features a piece on Jiuzhaigou Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China’s Sichuan province that consists of a natural wildlife and forest area.Jiuzhaigou has...
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Ethnic Minorities of China

WildChina’s Community Service Off-Site at Bethel

This Friday, February 5, will not be a regular work day for those of us at WildChina.At the end of this week, we will be involved in our company annual off-site day. However, while in...
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