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		<title>Rate WildChina in Travel+Leisure&#8217;s World&#8217;s Best Awards Survey 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/03/rate-wildchina-in-travelleisures-worlds-best-awards-survey-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We truly believe we are working for the best tour operator in China and know more clients and local communities can benefit from our services. Therefore, we are asking you to please help us spread the word by nominating WildChina in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards Survey 2010.
It will only take 5 minutes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The thrill of a Guangdong farmer&#8217;s market!</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/03/the-thrill-of-a-guangdong-farmers-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/03/the-thrill-of-a-guangdong-farmers-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[WildChina Experts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Foshan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shanti Christensen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first post by guest blogger Shanti Christensen.  
Fóshān (佛山), CHINA — Every great meal begins with the fun adventure of grocery shopping. This may be tedious for some, but for me it’s another chance to connect with the locals and get seduced into buying other things not on the evening’s menu. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What We&#8217;re Reading: National Geographic ADVENTURE&#8217;s &#8220;First Ski Descent in China&#8217;s Minya Konka: Against the Clouds&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/03/what-were-reading-national-geographic-adventures-first-ski-descent-in-chinas-minya-konka-against-the-clouds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/03/what-were-reading-national-geographic-adventures-first-ski-descent-in-chinas-minya-konka-against-the-clouds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the Road]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[adventure travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climbing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mt. Minya Gongga]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sichuan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Monday, National Geographic ADVENTURE posted an article discussing the excitement &#8211; and danger &#8211; of skiing the increasingly-popular Mt. Minya Gongga (or &#8216;Konka&#8217;) region in China&#8217;s western Sichuan province.

Cliff Ransom writes,
In recent years the [Minya Konka] region has seen a marked increase in climbing expeditions, driven in part by a looser permitting process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baoding: China&#8217;s Renewable &#8220;Power Valley&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/03/baoding-chinas-renewable-power-valley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/03/baoding-chinas-renewable-power-valley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abby Poats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baoding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China green energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hebei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power Valley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is the fourth in a series by guest blogger Abby Poats. 
While a quick Google search reveals that Baoding—unlike Xi’an and nearby Beijing—does not make China’s top 10 must-see list, the city is not without its charms. In addition to its historic and scenic attractions, Baoding—located a one-hour train ride south of Beijing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Shanti Christensen, of ShowShanti.com, on eating and cooking her way through China</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/03/interview-with-shanti-christensen-of-showshanti-com-on-eating-and-cooking-her-way-through-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/03/interview-with-shanti-christensen-of-showshanti-com-on-eating-and-cooking-her-way-through-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex G</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shanti Christensen, storyteller and food explorer, travels China meeting families who teach her their favorite home-style recipes. She writes and photographs for ShowShanti.com while collecting recipes for her future cookbook. Her Filipino mother and Danish-American father passed their wanderlust and passion for food through their own stories. Shanti and her husband are from San Francisco [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Tips: Spring Biking in the &#8216;Jing (and other Chinese urban centers)</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/03/travel-tips-spring-biking-in-the-jing-and-other-chinese-urban-centers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/03/travel-tips-spring-biking-in-the-jing-and-other-chinese-urban-centers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the Road]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those who regularly ride the subway in China&#8217;s large cities will finally gain a little more breathing room in the coming weeks, as warmer weather means that bikes and bikers are making a seasonal comeback. 
Biking in China can be quite liberating: you aren&#8217;t a slave to the slow-moving pace of congested traffic; you have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beijing&#8217;s Chinese New Year Temple Fairs: redefining a Chinese cultural event</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/02/beijings-chinese-new-year-temple-fairs-redefining-a-chinese-cultural-event/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/02/beijings-chinese-new-year-temple-fairs-redefining-a-chinese-cultural-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays and Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[On the Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ditan Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dongyue Temple]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been in Beijing during the Chinese New Year festivities, you know that after a few days of consuming delicious traditional New Year dishes, one must visit a temple fair, or miao hui.
My first reaction to the Ditan Park fair was complete sensory overload. From the moment I entered Ditan Park&#8217;s south entrance, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Great Wall: The Forgotten Story (March 1)</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/02/chinas-great-wall-the-forgotten-story-march-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/02/chinas-great-wall-the-forgotten-story-march-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WildChina Experts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[battle sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Phillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Spindler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Wall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jinshanling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Ball]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ll be in the New York City area on March 1, don’t miss the reception for &#8220;China&#8217;s Great Wall: The Forgotten Story,&#8221; a series of large-scale, historically based photos of the Great Wall, being held at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund office from 6:00 to 9:00 pm (RSVP by Feb. 22).
This project is a collaboration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beijing office closure for Chinese New Year</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/02/beijing-office-closure-for-chinese-new-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/02/beijing-office-closure-for-chinese-new-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays and Festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese New Year]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WildChina&#8217;s Beijing office will be closed from Saturday, February 13 to Friday, February 19 in celebration of Chinese New Year. Normal business hours will resume on Saturday, February 20. 
During this time, please contact Anita Narayan (anita.narayan@wildchina.com) in our US office with any inquiries.
We wish our clients, partners, family and friends a happy and healthy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WildChina&#8217;s 2009 Newcomer Guide of the Year: Fran</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/02/wildchinas-2009-newcomer-guide-of-the-year-fran/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/02/wildchinas-2009-newcomer-guide-of-the-year-fran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex G</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introducing WildChina&#8217;s first Newcomer Guide of the Year award!
Organized by WildChina&#8217;s Operations team member Nellie Connolly, the Newcomer Guide of the Year award is designed to award outstanding new guides who have demonstrated expertise, passion, flexibility, and a positive attitude in their guiding work with WildChina&#8217;s travelers.
Our first award for new guides in 2009 goes [...]]]></description>
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