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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

Yunnan Food according to Mei Zhang

Those of you who know us will know that Yunnan is province we hold close to our hearts (and stomachs!). We asked WildChina Founder and Yunnan native Mei Zhang to share some of the province’s culinary secrets. Many...
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Fisherman in YangShuo

Travel + Leisure A-List 2017

We are thrilled to announce that WildChina Founder, Mei Zhang has made Travel + Leisure Magazine’s list of A-List Travel Advisors for the 9th year in a row. The editors of Travel + Leisure assess hundreds of...
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Man enjoying his tea

Are These the World’s Best Ham Sandwiches?

To a young Zhang Mei, the nutty aroma of sizzling ham always signaled a good meal. The salty, cured meat wasn’t a luxury her family could often afford but she was in luck because her...
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Travels Through Dali With a Leg of Ham

Mei Zhang’s Book Tour: Travels through Dali with a Leg of Ham

September 2016 saw the release of WildChina Founder, Mei Zhang’s first book Travels through Dali: with a Leg of Ham. Readers around the world are singing its praises and joining one of her upcoming book talks is...
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Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau

Condé Nast Traveler names WildChina Founder Mei Zhang “Top Travel Specialist for 2016″

She’s done it again! WildChina is pleased to announce that our founder and CEO, Mei Zhang, was named a Top Travel Specialist in 2016 by Condé Nast Traveler. For the past 16 years, Condé Nast Traveler has had the tough...
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Girl praying at an ancient temple

Hot Discussion: Mei Zhang at Global Tourism Economic Forum

Recently, Mei got the chance to sit down with other movers and shakers in the tourism industry to discuss the changing travel needs and desires of China’s growing middle class at the international conference, Global...
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The mystic Yellow Mountain in Anhui

Mei Zhang on CCTV’s China Insight

Here at WildChina, we love to spread our philosophy of off-the-beaten path travel. It’s pretty much in our company DNA. We know that travel is about more than a quick picture on the Great Wall and a fleeting glance at...
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Travels Through Dali With a Leg of Ham

Book Spotlight: Travels Through Dali with a Leg of Ham

WildChina reading lists give travelers our top picks for books that will open up a destination to them before they even set foot on the ground. Our newest addition to the China reading list is...
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Tibetan Buddhism Flags

Mei Zhang’s Done it Again – 7 Time Award Winner A-List Travel Advisor

She’s done it again! WildChina Founder, Mei Zhang received her seventh a-list travel advisor award from Travel and Leisure Magazine this week. We’d love to thank Travel and Leisure and Nathan Lump for putting Mei on the...
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Tibetan Buddhism Flags

How a CEO and Mother of 3 Found Time to Run 11 Marathons

In the summer of 2012 I ran the Genghis Khan Grassland Marathon in Inner Mongolia. It was my first marathon. I had trained really hard, but on race day all I really knew to expect...
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