The Wild Chronicles — history-led tours to extraordinary places, guided by historians
1368CE
- Buddhist Era
- BE 1911
- From today
- 658 years ago
- Period
- Ming
Nanjing, capital of the Ming
China Nanjing and Jiuhuashan, The Southern Capital
A 7-day, 6-night China tour to Nanjing, the Southern Capital, and sacred Mount Jiuhuashan, with Zheng He, the Ming tombs and Nanjing Massacre memorial.
| COORD | 32.06°N 118.80°E |
|---|---|
| DURATION | 7 days, 6 nights |
| NEXT DEP. | 12–18 Nov 2026 |
| FROM | ฿78,900 |
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// 02 — Departures
Departure board
Every trip travels with a historian
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DATEFLIGHTDESTINATIONDURSTATUS
China — Nanjing and Jiuhuashan, The Southern CapitalTaiwan — Kinmen Island, The Island of the ApocalypseEgypt — Whispers of the NileSri Lanka — The Mahavamsa, The Great Chronicle of Sri LankaTurkey — The Anatolian GreeksChina — The Silk Road, Bringing Back the TripitakaIraq — The First of UsArmenia, Georgia & Eastern Anatolia — The Caucasian ChroniclesChina — Xi'an and Inner Mongolia, The Great FrontierChina — Qinghai–Tibet Railway, Above the Clouds Across the SkyBallad of the Baltics — Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania// LOCAL OPS — News & activities in Thailand
Activities in Thailand
5,500+
years of history on our timeline
54
trips in our files
679
articles on history & world affairs
7
war-history books by our founder
// 03 — Field manual
Field manual: why travel with us
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Led by historians
Every trip travels with an expert history lecturer who brings each site to life in plain language.
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Off the beaten path
Central Asia, the Middle East, the Himalayas — places most tour companies never go.
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Private groups, no rushing
Right-sized groups and unhurried time at the places that matter most.
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Beyond ordinary travel
Every tour is designed by writers and professional travellers to create experiences that reflect who you are — for travellers who want more than an ordinary holiday.
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// 04 — The Archive
Classified files (not anymore)
twc@archive:~$ ls ./en/history --sort=newest▮
Why Is Staying Isolated Called “Quarantine”? The Word Is Over 600 Years Old, Born in the Age of the Black Death
I recently watched Resident Evil, and with news of an outbreak from Russia, I went looking for interesting content and found the origin of “Quarantine”.
Senet: The World's Oldest Board Game, Older Than the Great Pyramid
Did you know that before humans had Monopoly, chess or the board games we play today, the ancient Egyptians were already playing one 5,000 years ago?
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka's Palace in the Sky
Sigiriya, the palace in the sky, is one of Sri Lanka's most famous World Heritage sites, built atop a rock more than 200 metres high.
“Bo Bi Kuay”, Which Thais Lump Together as “Kui Chai” (Not Quite the Same Thing)
Bo bi kuay (无米粿) originated in the Teochew area of Guangdong, China. The name literally means “kuay with no rice”, whatever the filling.
Field Marshal Phibun and the Turning of the Chinese into Thais
Siam and China had traded for centuries, but Chinese began settling in Thailand in large numbers in the late Qing dynasty.
Chicken Rice Used to Be Served as a Ball
Chicken rice comes from Wenchang on Hainan, an island in southern China.
“Xia Nanyang” (下南洋): The History of Chinese Migration to Southeast Asia
To my Thai-Chinese friends: have you ever wondered whether your grandparents' migration stories are part of one of history's biggest migrations?
The 7 Brave Soldiers of Gubeikou: Seven Against Hundreds, Fighting to the Death
It started when I was wandering around Kinmen Island on Google Street View and came across an interesting roundabout called Badalouzi (八達樓子).
How Did Chinese Migrants Send Money Home? Poi Kuan: Letters and Money from Ten Thousand Miles Away
To my Thai-Chinese friends: have you ever heard stories about your grandfather when he was young?
// 05 — The Bookshop
The bookshop: history you can hold
Featured
The Wild Chronicles Box Set — all 7 books
Price3,150 THB
Featured
Analysing the Mind of King Taksin
Price439 THB
Kurdish Nation: The Red Star
Price439 THB
A Short History of Terrorism
Price439 THB
// 06 — Field reports
What our travellers say
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