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...

DestinationsActive, Beyond the Great Wall, Expedition, Great wall of China, Guilin, Yellow Mountain, Zhangjiajie

March 17, 2016

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...

DestinationsBeijing, Chengdu, First-timers, Forbidden City, Great wall of China, Guilin, pandas, Shanghai

April 15, 2014

5 Top China Experiences

We are often asked about where to start when visiting China. It’s a very big, complex country with too much to see, too much to do.It’s hard to give a one-size-fits-all answer to this question,...

Destinations, Editor's Pick, Insider TipsChina travel tips, First-timers, Great wall of China, Suzhou

April 15, 2013

The Great Wall at Mutianyu

With just a two-an-a-half hour long car ride, you can travel back in time from modern Beijing to the days when emperors ruled China. Step out into the crisp fresh-aired haven of ancient China’s Ming...

Beijing, DestinationsBeijing, China travel, Great wall of China, History, Mutianyu, travel in China, WildChina, WildChina Travel

November 26, 2009

Simatai Sunset: New Perspectives on the Great Wall

My first experience on the Great Wall a few years back was much of a disappointment: it was marked by rivers of tourists, screeching loudspeakers and weather that would make anyone search for the nearest...

WildChinaGreat wall of China, Travel to China, wild China, WildChina, WildChina Travel