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Bulldozing Over Cultures in China
We’ve already been informed that The Mindful Tourist is one of the many websites blocked by the Chinese government (and quite frankly, we feel honored. Thanks, China!), and we don’t think our discussing the latest cultural catastrophe the Chinese are committing will make them change their minds. While we sit fretting over the new six-lane... »
The Top Five Things I Didn’t Expect From China
We are very jazzed that Katie Lewis, the Nomadic Reporter, has written a guest post for the Mindful Tourist. Katie is currently living in China and has some HI-larious anecdotes and observations from her time there. We love how Katie takes the good with the bad and just lives. Read on: I arrived in China, bright-eyed... »
“Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven:” The Mindful Tourist Book Review
We have a beef with Amazon.com. After our fun read of Eat, Pray, Love, we were itching to get ahold of another good travel memoir. We did a little browsing on Amazon which recommended we check out Susan Jane Gilman’s “Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven,” their “Amazon Best of the Month for... »
2009 is Chinese Ecotourism Year
After all the publicity on pollution in Beijing at last summer’s Olympic games, it may seem contradictory that the China National Tourism Association has declared 2009 “Chinese Ecotourism Year.” On the other hand, it may be the perfect time to get the ball rolling. With rural areas in China attracting up to 300 million... »
