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Happy Year of the Rat!

Written by Collin Fifer Chinese New Year begins on Saturday, January 25 and ushers in the Year of the Metal Rat. Find out all you need to know, and more, about Rats.   The Legend ...
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Chinese New Year and Why it Rat-ters

Featured image by Carl Ibale  Written by Collin Fifer   China’s biggest holiday has arrived, and with it, the biggest annual human migration. As the new moon waxes and we enter the Year of the Rat, the...
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The Qingming Festival: Tomb Sweeping Day

WildChina Beijing offices are closed on Friday, April 5th for Qingming Festival! Read on to learn more about this Chinese holiday… Iridescent-hued kites shaped like characters from popular Chinese Opera plays adorn the clear skies....
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Ethnic Minorities of China

Patriotism, Song and Dance

I am writing this blog from my room, watching the faint drops of rain drizzle down my window. Today is the last day of the Golden Week holiday, which has turned out not to be...
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Ethnic Minorities of China

Preparations for Golden Week

The last week has been a busy and exciting one at Changqing Reserve. Everyone has been preparing for the ‘Golden Week’ holiday – from the Director to the girls who work in the hotel where...
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