At 8:15 a.m. someone hands me a shovel. The panda keeper for a day program near Chengdu costs about 700 yuan and involves raking, weighing bamboo, ...
Wild giant pandas do not live in Chengdu. They live in six mountain ranges across Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, between 1,200 and 3,400 metres — in ...
Huanglong's travertine pools sit at 3,200 to 3,600 metres in northern Sichuan. Here's how to get there by the new high-speed rail line, how to acclimatise, ...
Most panda visits in China go wrong in the same way: the wrong hour, the wrong place, the wrong ticket. Here is a practical guide to ...
Why does the water at Jiuzhaigou look impossibly blue? It's not filters or dye — it's a combination of dissolved limestone, white travertine lake beds, and ...
Join a local guide on a hike through Huanglong's colorful travertine pools, and discover how the landscape changes across spring, summer, autumn, and winter. ...
Jiuzhaigou's turquoise lakes are stunning—until you have to share them with a hundred identical selfie-sticks. This practical, slightly sarcastic guide shows you how to actually find ...
In the mountains of Sichuan, stone watchtowers that once guarded remote Qiang villages are being reborn as cozy homestays and cafes. Step inside a fortress that ...
Discover Huanglong, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Sichuan with over 3,000 colorful pools created by mineral deposits. Learn how to visit, what makes these hues ...
Beyond the famous pandas lies a province of stark contrasts. From the slow-paced teahouses of Chengdu to the high-altitude herds of the Tibetan plateau, discover how ...