Tour Leader/s: Barrie Cooper and Tang Jun with 4 participants

Summary

Sichuan is one of the scenically most attractive parts of China with some excellent and rare wildlife. It is also

noted for its delicious food. This trip enabled participants to experience all these aspects of this interesting part

of China. Mammals such as Pallas’ cat, golden snub-nosed monkey, Tibetan fox and wolf were some of the

highlights, while the rich variety of birds included blue eared pheasant, Lady Amherst’s and golden pheasants,

saker falcon, lammergeier, six species of redstarts, four species of accentors and several endemics. Beautiful

montane forests in their autumn colours to the grasslands of the Tibetan plateau provided a contrast in scenery

and wildlife. It was a wonderful sample of the nature of Sichuan. Added to this was the delicious food that was

greatly appreciated by everyone; we never had one bad meal. This trip was a wonderful experience, full of great memories.