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	<title>WildChina Blog &#187; Holidays and Festivals</title>
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		<title>Happy Chinese New Year from WildChina!!</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2012/01/happy-chinese-new-year-from-wildchina/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildChina</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese new year dumplings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Travel in China during Chinese New year]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year from January 22-28, China celebrates Chinese New Year. We will say goodbye to the Year of the Rabbit and ring in the Year of the Dragon. You might be thinking, &#8220;Fantastic&#8211; Get me on the next plane to witness this important festival!&#8221;  Before getting on the plane, we&#8217;ll give you the inside scoop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leishan, Guizhou: warm heart, heavy heritage, beautiful costumes, wonderful smiling</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2012/01/leishan-guizhou-warm-heart-heavy-heritage-beautiful-costumes-wonderful-smiling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildChina</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sisters' Meal Festival]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last sunny Saturday, I got a call from my friend in Leishan who told me there would be a Miao New Year festival in the Leigong mountains, which includes rural Miao villages in Leishan and Taijiang. The official Miao New Year Celebration had already passed for 20 days, but the party was still going on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short orders: dining out on winter solstice</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2012/01/05dining-out-on-winter-soltice-in-chin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[eight-treasures rice in Yunnan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Goh Wooi Cheat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Mark Graham of South China Morning Post, the following article shares tasty traditions around China over winter solstice, which is generally celebrated in Hong Kong as a public holiday. From Chinese herbal soup to Eight-treasures sticky rice, here&#8217;s quick overview of the hearty treats often eaten on this cold day&#8230; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- In northern China, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is WildChina thankful for in 2011?</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2011/11/what-is-wildchina-thankful-for-in-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildChina</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving in China]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today, we sat down with some of the WildChina team and asked them what they were thankful for this Thanksgiving.  Today we share with you some of their  thoughts on what makes them thankful in 2011. Gloria Guo, one of WildChina&#8217;s most sought after travel consultants, is thankful for her recent trip to Tibet.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Grand Choirs of the Dong People Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2011/10/the-grand-choirs-of-the-dong-people-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildChina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guizhou Province, Southwest China November 28th &#8211; 30th, 2011 While the Dong are most famous for their architecture and unique style of dress, few outsiders realize how much music is the social and cultural heart of the Dong people. After seeing the tiered drum towers, wind and rain bridges, and talking to local Dong girls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Festivals &amp; great weather make autumn a great time for China travel</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2011/08/festivals-great-weather-best-time-for-china-trave/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2011/08/festivals-great-weather-best-time-for-china-trave/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays and Festivals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[China travel in autumn]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Harvest Season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jiuzhaigou National Park in Sichuan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wildchina.com/blog/?p=4198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fall is a beautiful time to come to China &#8211; the rain and humidity of the summer lifts, the sky clears and the air becomes a bit more crisp.  Landscapes and nature reserves throughout the nation change hues, erupting in the cheerful colors of harvest season. &#160; &#160; Festivals celebrating this change provide great insight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Dragon Boat Festival &#8211; Han and Miao</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2011/06/happy-dragon-boat-festival-han-and-miao/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays and Festivals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, the Dragon Boat Festival was celebrated in cities throughout all of China.  Myth says that the holiday commemorates the death of a famous poet and statesman Quan Wu, who committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River.  Locals who admired him supposedly tried to prevent the decomposition of his body by paddling (dragon) boats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re: Memories from Hangzhou</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2011/04/re-memories-from-hangzhou/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2011/04/re-memories-from-hangzhou/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays and Festivals]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wildchina.com/blog/?p=3636</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In summer 2009, I studied abroad in Shanghai with @CET Academic Programs… Like many areas of China, summers in the city are sticky and muggy, with humidity so thick it’s almost palpable.   Looking for a way out, my friends and I began to brainstorm weekend travel options.  Little did we know that we would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beijing office closed for Tomb-Sweeping Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2011/04/beijing-office-closed-for-tomb-sweeping-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2011/04/beijing-office-closed-for-tomb-sweeping-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays and Festivals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WildChina&#8217;s Beijing office will be closed next Monday and Tuesday, April 4 &#38; 5, 2011, for the Qingming or Tomb-Sweeping Festival.  The Beijing office will be open for service on Saturday, April 2. Normal hours will resume on Wednesday, April 6. Our US office will be open on normal working hours throughout this time.]]></description>
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		<title>Last of the fireworks in Beijing</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2011/02/last-of-the-fireworks-in-beijing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2011/02/last-of-the-fireworks-in-beijing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays and Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lantern Festival]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lantern Festival, which falls on the fifteenth day of the new lunar year, marks the end of Chinese New Year and the last day to shoot fireworks. Walking home from work, it seems as if everyone were saving it until the last minute: When I asked a man on the street, &#8220;Why?? Why are there [...]]]></description>
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