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Tibetan Buddhism Flags

Peek into the mind of Tea Horse Caravan Road Expert, Jeff Fuchs

Originally posted August 30, 2014 To celebrate the announcement of another Ancient Tea Horse Road journey with Jeff Fuchs during November 2020, we’re sharing one of our favorite posts of WildChina Explorer and Expert Jeff Fuchs musing...
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Georgia Freedman China South of the Clouds

WildChina Expert-Led Series: Yunnan & Laos with Georgia Freedman

In China’s far southern reaches – where Yunnan Province’s Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture meets Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam – the country feels less like China and more like Southeast Asia. And with 13 of China’s 55 ethnic minority groups (many...
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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

Why are China’s ‘Old Towns so Boring?

The Brown Sugar Craft Shop designed by architect Xu Tiantian in Songyang in 2017. Photo: Wang Ziling “Stop barking,” an old man yelled at his dog, who was voicing his objection to my photo-taking. The...
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Girl praying at an ancient temple

Seven-Tenths Tea, Three-Tenths Friendship: Culture and Tea in China

The history of tea is almost as long as the history of China itself. Given that the Middle Kingdom is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, that is no small statement. In fact,...
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Fisherman in YangShuo

From Gentle Simmer to Rolling Boil – The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of Pu’er Tea

While Helen of Troy was the face that launched a thousand ships, pu’er tea was the beverage that paved the ancient Tea Horse Road. Fifteen hundred years ago, pu’er was a humble tea that rarely...
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Candles in a Buddhist temple

The Hidden Gems of China’s ‘Dalifornia’

The Chongsheng Three Pagodas in Dali are seen from the air on March 27, 2019. Photo: VCG I once hated Dali. Growing up in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in Yunnan, southwest China, I...
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A camel resting in the Gobi Desert

Our Favorite Songtsam Lodges Across Yunnan

Featured Image by Songtsam Founded by award-winning director Baima Duoji, the Songtsam Lodges form the only collection of Luxury, Tibetan-style retreats in the fabled Shangri-La region. Each hotel showcases the scenery, culture, and spirituality of its...
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Buddhist sculpture and art

Introducing Our Newest Journey Across Yunnan

While the fabled city of Shangri-La is said to be hidden somewhere deep in the mountains of Tibet, the real-life city actually lies in the southwestern province of Yunnan. Our newest journey was designed to...
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Girl praying at an ancient temple

4 Reasons to Visit Yunnan in Winter

Flying relatively under-the-radar on an international level (so far!), Yunnan Province is not as widely known for its landscapes as Guangxi to the east, nor famed for spicy delicacies such as Sichuan to the north....
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Girl praying at an ancient temple

WildChina Journey Named a Nat Geo Tour of a Lifetime

National Geographic Traveler has named our ‘Travels Through Dali with Mei Zhang‘ journey as a 2018 Asia Tour of a Lifetime! Traveler chose only ’20 guided trips, from Uzbekistan to Indonesia, that uncover hidden depths, secluded shrines, and...
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