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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

A Walking Holiday Along China’s Most-Beloved Trails

It’s time to slow down and experience China’s natural wonders on foot. An active walking holiday through fog-shrouded mountains or bamboo-forested karst terrain will reveal the natural settings of one of the world’s most ancient cultures. Here are some...
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Top 5 China Experiences – For the First Time Visitor

If it’s your first time to China, it can be hard to even know where to start. China is a big, complex country with so much to see and so much to do. It’s hard...
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Traditional Chinese Architecture

First Time to China – Part 3: Guilin

After visits to Beijing and Xi’an, our friends from Brazil reached the third stop on their tour, Guilin. The mists, clouds and distinct karst mountains that you may have seen in Chinese watercolors, make this...
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Traditional Chinese Architecture

Yangshuo’s Climbing Culture Clash

One of the most exciting aspects of travel is exploring the unexplored. However, while venturing into new lands people sometimes forget about the effect they will have on the areas they are visiting. While this...
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Girl praying at an ancient temple

Catch up with WildChina Guide Stewart in Guilin…

Always envisioned what is would be like to cruise down the Li River and see Guangxi’s karst mountains? Look no further. Stewart Shen, expert WildChina guide, photography guru and fourth generation Guangxi resident, transports you...
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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

Traveler’s Voice: Thrilled with our tour company, but not seduced by China

The following post was written by Jan Heininger and Jamie Reuter, WildChina clients who traveled with us for two and half weeks in October of 2010.  Their journey took them through Beijing, Tibet, Yunnan Province. Guangxi...
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WildChina local partner: Gerard Shi from Xi’an

WildChina’s guides and local partners across China are an experienced group of travel professionals. Their wealth of experience, humor, and knowledge can be easily discerned from dealing with them in person, and WildChina feels that...
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Autumn destinations: Guangxi

Autumn destinations: Guangxi. Sometimes the frenetic pace of workaday life can affect us so much that we don’t notice it until we actually stop for a moment and take a step back from the white...
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Chinese door in Hutong alley

Tour Guides: Adapting to circumstances

Details make the difference – especially in the realm of sustainable, luxury off-the-beaten-path travel. A client once commented, “We don’t mind roughing it during the day, but at night, please get me back to a...
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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,...
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