Earth Day: Track pandas and monkeys as part of new conservation efforts

Featured Image by Aaron Berkovich, WildChina Explorer Grant Applicant 2016. 49 years ago, Earth Day was established as a worldwide event to recognize the importance of political action and civic participation in protecting our world from...

Destinations, China, Sustainable TravelChengdu, Environment, Panda, Snub-nosed monkey, sustainable tourism, Sustainable Travel, Wolong Nature Reserve

December 17, 2010

Looking Forward in 2011: Responsible Travel in China

A common misconception is that sustainability means the sacrifice of creature comforts and convenience.

WildChinaChina travel, ecotourism, Hunan, local culture, Samantha Woods, sustainable tourism, Travel to China, wild China, WildChina, WildChina Travel

April 6, 2010

Travel Tip: How To Survive A Train Ride In China With Children

You’re in China! As part of your off-the-beaten-path, bespoke experience to the Middle Kingdom, you are taking a 12 (or 15, 18, 24, 36…) hour train ride in China from point A to point B,...

WildChinaChina family tour, China travel, Family, family travel, First-timers, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel China, wild China, WildChina, WildChina Travel, WildChina Travel Tips

December 14, 2009

Changqing Reserve Staff Training Program

This week has been a somewhat inspiring one for me from a professional perspective. As I think I have mentioned in a previous blog, China often gets bad international publicity when it comes to their...

WildChinaChangqing, Changqing Nature Reserve, ecotourism, Heather Graham, National Nature Reserve, sustainability, sustainable tourism, wild China, WildChina, WildChina Travel

November 5, 2009

Mei Zhang, Founder of WildChina, selected as Judge for 2010 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards

Mei Zhang, founder of WildChina, was recently named as a judge on the Finalist Selection Committee for the 2010 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. The awards, organized by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), are “aimed at...

In the NewsMei Zhang, sustainable tourism, travel in China, wild China, WildChina, WildChina Travel

October 28, 2009

Improving Local Practices in Southwest China, Part 3: Resource Management Techniques in Jiuzhaigou National Park

WildChina recently embarked on a series of initiatives to improve local practices in rural areas in southwest China. This is the final section of the three-part series examining efforts to improve life for those in...

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October 22, 2009

WildChina on Let’s Travel! Radio (Oct. 22, 12 pm EST)

You’ve read our blog – now hear us on the radio! On Thursday, Oct. 22, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST in the U.S., tune into Let’s Travel!, a weekly, global radio talk show hosted...

WildChinaMei Zhang, NY Talk Radio, responsible travel, Sichuan, sustainable tourism, TNC, Travel to China, wild China, WildChina, WildChina Travel, Yunnan

August 11, 2009

WildChina on the Web: Responsible Travel and Beijing Since the Olympics

WildChina was recently mentioned in two articles about China, which we’d like to share here: – Making Business Travel Responsible in AmCham’s China Brief: Discusses ways business travelers and meetings planners can create more responsible meetings...

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April 17, 2009

What We’re Reading: NatGeo in Shangri-La

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...

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