Although I had heard that Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, is also the gastronomical center of China, I never fully understood the extent of how amazing and diverse its cuisine can be until I had the pleasure of dining at Yu’s Family Kitchen. Sichuan...
I recently fulfilled a lifelong dream of mine – hugging a giant panda. In fact, this dream can be yours too, for the incredible donation of 1300 RMB (around $200 USD) to the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center, located in the north part of Sichuan province’s...
Back in mid-June, Wuhan recorded the worst levels of air pollution in a decade. Media reports included pictures of Hubei’s capital shrouded in a greenish-yellow smog. Naturally, I decided that I had to make Wuhan one of the stops on my research trip. Despite (or...
This video features Green Hunan, a non-government, non-profit organization located in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province. Green Hunan worked with the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) last year in a first attempt to develop a city-level...
While registering to enter the Hunan Provincial Government offices in Changsha, I asked a security officer if there was a trashbin where I might throw out a cup that had previously contained my bubble tea. In heavily-accented Mandarin, the security officer said...
My second stop in Zhejiang province was the capital, Hangzhou. As you can see from the video, Zhejiang is currently working with the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP) to adapt the China EPI framework we helped them develop (see post here) for a...
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