China’s literary history is full of accounts—mostly personal diaries—detailing the romance and the hardship of travel in the Middle Kingdom. If those ancient travelers could see the way things are now, they would be awed. Travelers zip through the countryside on high-speed trains, soar through the air in jets, and traverse vast urban jungles. More awesome still, they usually arrange the whole thing online. It seems that the world grows smaller with every click of a button.
But as we marvel at the way technology has shrunk our world, it’s important to remember that traveling for pleasure is not a luxury afforded to all. For a great many people, leaving home means going to work in the cities and factories. Luckily, there are people like Charlotte Cailliez and Tom Stader, whose projects safeguard and enrich the lives of China’s rural poor. You can support Stader’s organization, The Library Project, at an upcoming event on April 17 (check the calendar for details).
In this issue, you will find interviews with Victor Lee, regional director for greater China at American Airlines, Adam Guli, Powwow CEO and co-founder , Karl Granchalek, corporate pilot, Xiong Jie, marketing director of E-commerce at CITS, Matthew Jaskol, Trekiz.com co-founder Romain Bechet, imported products manager at Carrefour Beijing , Charlotte Cailliez, chairwoman of Children of Madaifu, Tom Stader, founder of The Library Project, and Ben Leary Ben Leary, CEO of Column Associates, as well as a list of the top tourist destinations for Chinese, 15 must-have travel apps and high-tech travel gear.
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