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Playlist: China's World Heritage

Compiled By: Let's Travel! Radio

Mount Emei, China Credit: Top Things to Do
Image by: Top Things to Do 
Mount Emei, China

Travel with Susi this week to explore some of China's lesser-known World Heritage sites, such as the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan, Jiuzhaigou Valley, and Mount Emei, including the Leshan Giant Buddha. Guests Lulu Zhou, of The Nature Conservancy China Program, and Mei Zhang, founder of the travel company WildChina, also discuss the challenges and opportunities for sustainable tourism in China.

The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan and More

From Let's Travel! Radio | 07:16

We continue the Chinese New Year celebration with the first part of this week's show on China World Heritage with special guests Ms. Lulu Zhou, associate director of philanthropy at The Nature Conservancy in China, and Ms. Mei Zhang, founder of WildChina.

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We are joined by Lulu Zhou: with a natural love and curiosity for nature since childhood, she has been traveling throughout the China, oftentimes off the beaten track whenever her "student budget" allowed. After obtaining her bachelor's degree in tourism management in China, she went to the United States for advanced study, majoring in conservation social sciences. In 2007, she received her master’s degree in science from the University of Idaho with an emphasis on parks and protected area planning and resource recreation management. It was later in Washington, D.C. at the United Nations Foundation that she truly broadened her horizons through working in the sustainable development arena.She returned to China in 2008 as an Ecotourism Fellow with The Nature Conservancy China Program. She is now responsible for sustainable tourism and environmental education projects in the Three Parallel Rivers World Heritage site in northwestern Yunnan Province.

Mei Zhang is Founder of WildChina, a premium sustainable travel company offering distinctive, ecologically sensitive journeys to all corners of China. A native of Yunnan Province in southwest China, Mei was inspired to start her own business in 2000 while serving as a consultant to The Nature Conservancy in China. Applying the knowledge and skills from her consulting years at McKinsey & Company, she has transformed WildChina into a successful business with over thirty employees and offices in Beijing and the United States. Her passion for travel and familiarity with the consulting industry means she is acutely aware of the needs of the business and educational travel community. Mei was selected as a 2009 A-List Top Travel Agent by Travel + Leisure. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Green Travel and Fresh Local Cuisine

From Let's Travel! Radio | 07:26

Join us for the second part of this week's show on China World Heritage with special guests Ms. Lulu Zhou, associate director of philanthropy at The Nature Conservancy in China, and Ms. Mei Zhang, founder of WildChina

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We are joined by Lulu Zhou: with a natural love and curiosity for nature since childhood, she has been traveling throughout the China, oftentimes off the beaten track whenever her "student budget" allowed. After obtaining her bachelor's degree in tourism management in China, she went to the United States for advanced study, majoring in conservation social sciences. In 2007, she received her master’s degree in science from the University of Idaho with an emphasis on parks and protected area planning and resource recreation management. It was later in Washington, D.C. at the United Nations Foundation that she truly broadened her horizons through working in the sustainable development arena.She returned to China in 2008 as an Ecotourism Fellow with The Nature Conservancy China Program. She is now responsible for sustainable tourism and environmental education projects in the Three Parallel Rivers World Heritage site in northwestern Yunnan Province.

Mei Zhang is Founder of WildChina, a premium sustainable travel company offering distinctive, ecologically sensitive journeys to all corners of China. A native of Yunnan Province in southwest China, Mei was inspired to start her own business in 2000 while serving as a consultant to The Nature Conservancy in China. Applying the knowledge and skills from her consulting years at McKinsey & Company, she has transformed WildChina into a successful business with over thirty employees and offices in Beijing and the United States. Her passion for travel and familiarity with the consulting industry means she is acutely aware of the needs of the business and educational travel community. Mei was selected as a 2009 A-List Top Travel Agent by Travel + Leisure. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Going Green: Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces

From Let's Travel! Radio | 11:02

We conclude this week's show on China World Heritage with special guests Ms. Lulu Zhou, associate director of philanthropy at The Nature Conservancy in China, and Ms. Mei Zhang, founder of WildChina

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We are joined by Lulu Zhou: with a natural love and curiosity for nature since childhood, she has been traveling throughout the China, oftentimes off the beaten track whenever her "student budget" allowed. After obtaining her bachelor's degree in tourism management in China, she went to the United States for advanced study, majoring in conservation social sciences. In 2007, she received her master’s degree in science from the University of Idaho with an emphasis on parks and protected area planning and resource recreation management. It was later in Washington, D.C. at the United Nations Foundation that she truly broadened her horizons through working in the sustainable development arena.She returned to China in 2008 as an Ecotourism Fellow with The Nature Conservancy China Program. She is now responsible for sustainable tourism and environmental education projects in the Three Parallel Rivers World Heritage site in northwestern Yunnan Province.

Mei Zhang is Founder of WildChina, a premium sustainable travel company offering distinctive, ecologically sensitive journeys to all corners of China. A native of Yunnan Province in southwest China, Mei was inspired to start her own business in 2000 while serving as a consultant to The Nature Conservancy in China. Applying the knowledge and skills from her consulting years at McKinsey & Company, she has transformed WildChina into a successful business with over thirty employees and offices in Beijing and the United States. Her passion for travel and familiarity with the consulting industry means she is acutely aware of the needs of the business and educational travel community. Mei was selected as a 2009 A-List Top Travel Agent by Travel + Leisure. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.