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	<title>WildChina Blog &#187; Sichuan</title>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[What We're Reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adventure travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climbing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mt. Minya Gongga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mt. Minya Konka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national geographic]]></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>Sichuan&#8217;s Jiuzhaigou Valley and Increasing Domestic Tourism in China</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/02/sichuans-jiuzhaigou-valley-and-increasing-domestic-tourism-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2010/02/sichuans-jiuzhaigou-valley-and-increasing-domestic-tourism-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese tourists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic China travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jiuzhaigou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new york times]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The February 1, 2010 edition of the New York Times features a piece on Jiuzhaigou Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China&#8217;s Sichuan province that consists of a natural wildlife and forest area. 
Jiuzhaigou has experience a significant increase in visitors recently, which reflects the upward trend in domestic Chinese travel in the past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Local Practices in Southwest China, Part III: Resource Management Techniques in Jiuzhaigou National Park</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2009/10/improving-local-practices-in-southwest-china-part-iii-resource-management-techniques-in-jiuzhaigou-national-park/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2009/10/improving-local-practices-in-southwest-china-part-iii-resource-management-techniques-in-jiuzhaigou-national-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex E</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Nature Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsible travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rural china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sichuan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WildChina recently embarked on a series of initiatives to improve local practices in rural areas in southwest China. This is the final section of the three part series examining efforts to improve life for those in rural areas and the technologies that enable a better standard of living.
Jiuzhaigou National Park sits in the rugged West [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Local Practices in Southwest China, Part II: Bio-toilets in Sichuan Province</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2009/10/improving-local-practices-in-southwest-china-part-ii-bio-toilets-in-sichuan-province/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2009/10/improving-local-practices-in-southwest-china-part-ii-bio-toilets-in-sichuan-province/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex E</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sichuan-Earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsible travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rural china]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WildChina recently embarked on a series of initiatives to improve local practices in rural areas in southwest China. This is the second of a three part series examining efforts to improve life for those in rural areas and the technologies that enable a better standard of living.
At the upper reaches of the Minjiang river and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Local Practices in Southwest China, Part I: Developing a Model Village for Sustainable Peri-Urban Development in Anlong, Sichuan</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2009/10/improving-local-practices-in-southwest-china-part-i-developing-a-model-village-for-sustainable-peri-urban-development-in-anlong-sichuan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2009/10/improving-local-practices-in-southwest-china-part-i-developing-a-model-village-for-sustainable-peri-urban-development-in-anlong-sichuan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sichuan-Earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anlong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CURA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fu-Nan Rivers Comprehensive Revitalization Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsible travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WildChina recently embarked on a series of initiatives to improve local practices in areas that we visit. This is the first of a three-part series examining efforts to improve life for those in rural Southwest China, and the technologies that enable a better standard of living.
Imagine a beautiful, rural, riverside village that serves as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WildChina on Let&#8217;s Travel! Radio (Oct. 22, 12 pm EST)</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2009/10/wildchina-on-lets-travel-radio-oct-22-12-pm-est/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2009/10/wildchina-on-lets-travel-radio-oct-22-12-pm-est/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WildChina Experts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[let's travel!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lulu zhou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mei Zhang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nature conservancy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve read our blog &#8211; now hear us on the radio! On Thursday, Oct. 22, from 12:00 &#8211; 1:00 pm EST in the U.S., tune into Let&#8217;s Travel!, a weekly, global radio talk show hosted by New York-based Susan Raphael (visit NY Talk Radio.net for live streaming). This week&#8217;s show features WildChina Founder Mei Zhang and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Holy Mountains</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2009/07/chinas-holy-mountains-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2009/07/chinas-holy-mountains-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mei</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On the Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china's holy mountains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heng Shan Bei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heng shan nan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hua Shan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mei Zhang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shaanxi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shandong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shanxi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sichuan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[song shan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tai Shan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yellow Mountain]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wildchina.com/blog/?p=1075</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Talking to a journalist recently. He asked me: I&#8217;m thinking of going to China in Sept. or Oct. to do a story on China&#8217;s holy mountains. Have you been to many of them? Any particular one worth profiling?
Here is my answer:
I am sure you’ve researched, two different definitions of China’s holy mountains:
Wuyue, Five sacred mountains:
1.	Tai [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voluntourism: Rejuvenating Romance</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2009/03/voluntourism-rejuvenating-romance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2009/03/voluntourism-rejuvenating-romance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[couples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guizhou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[habitat for humanity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[romance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sichuan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching English, building roads, and revitalizing schools are not usually the first things that come to mind when most people think of romantic getaways. However, a recent article in TIME talks about couples growing closer through service vacations, or voluntourism.
From the article:
Even though volunteer vacations don&#8217;t leave much room for candles and flowers, says Antoniotti, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WildChina on the Web &#8211; 7/31/08</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2008/07/wildchina-on-the-web-73108/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2008/07/wildchina-on-the-web-73108/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forbes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sichuan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wildchina.com/blog/?p=37</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes WildChina ends up in interesting places on the information super highway, so I thought it would be nice to share some of these links. I realize that these have been out there for awhile &#8211; let&#8217;s just say they took the slow boat from the US to get to the Beijing office.

Here&#8217;s a blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Group in Chengdu After the Earthquake</title>
		<link>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2008/07/first-group-in-chengdu-after-the-earthquake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wildchina.com/blog/2008/07/first-group-in-chengdu-after-the-earthquake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sichuan-Earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chengdu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natalie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sichuan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[00.10 AM June 23 
We landed at Chengdu Shuangliu airport. 42 days after the earthquake, 38 days after escaping from Chengdu, I’m back again. I feel especially bonded with this city. I am excited. 
On the plane, a lady sitting next to me asked: are you going there to help (抗震救灾)？With so many lao wai? [...]]]></description>
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