
Under Hainan’s Canopy
An extract from TWOC’s guide to Hainan explores the island’s astounding natural beauty, from lush rainforests to soaring mountains

My Years as a Wildlife Rescue Worker
From observing giant pandas in the high-altitude forests of Sichuan to raising baby badgers in Nanjing city—what’s it like working to protect wildlife in China?

Leave no Trace: The Environmental Costs of Nature Tourism in China
As urban nature-lovers head outdoor, rural communities struggle with the ecological impact

The Myth of the Chinese Wilderness
As China aims to create 60 national parks by 2035, what will happen to the 12 million human residents inside protected areas?

Keeping Alive the Ancient Craft of Natural Dyeing
A workshop in the mountains of Sichuan continues an ancient and influential Chinese art of herb-based dyeing

The First Blind Chinese Person to Summit Everest
Zhang Hong talks to TWOC about being first blind Chinese person, and third blind person in the world, to summit earth's tallest mountain

Wind Showers Bring March Flowers
The legend of Huazhaojie, the forgotten spring counterpart to the Mid-Autumn Festival

Close Encounters with the Third Kind
Deep in the mountains of Yunnan, Stefan Schomann joins the local schoolteacher who helped discover a new species of ape
