The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, literally meaning “cat-foot black-and-white”) is a mammal native to central-western and south western China. The Giant Panda is a member of the Ursidae (bear) family. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though belonging to the order Carnivora, the Giant Panda has a diet which is 99% bamboo. The Giant Panda may eat other foods such as honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, andbananas when available.
The Giant Panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan,…

The stunning landscape in which the city is situated has a kind of magic that is all its own. The strangely shaped hills, with the verdant vegetation make Guilin a popular city for travel. Located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin is considered to be the pearl of China’s thriving tourist industry on account of the natural beauty and historic treasures. Covering an area of about 27,800 square kilometers (10,734 square miles), the city is rather compact when compared with other leading cities in the country.

The Himalaya Range or Himalayas for short, meaning “abode of snow” in Sanskrit, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from theTibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name of a massive mountain system that includes the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and other, lesser, ranges that extend out from the Pamir Knot.

The Himalayan mountain system is the planet’s highest and home to the world’s highest peaks, the Eight-thousanders, which include Mount Everest and K2. To comprehend the enormous scale of this mountain range consider that Aconcagua, in the Andes, at 6,962 m (22,841 ft), is the…

People from remote parts of China still consider Kashgar remote. Not only is Kashgar 4000 kilometers from Beijing but it is also a full day train ride from Xinjiang’s capital city Urumqi. Kashgar is technically part of China but flights from there to Europe are shorter than flights to Beijing! Despite its isolated location Kashgar has throughout history acted as the keystone of Asia. For thousands of years traders, missionaries, and commodity caravans have come through this remote Silk Road outpost trading European goods with Asian ones and simultaneously weaving together disparate cultures through commerce.

Today Kashgar is much more Central…

Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, is in southeast Yunnan and is the political, economic, and cultural center of the province. Due to its special geographical conditions, Kunming has a year-round average temperature of 15 ºC and this climate prevails 90 percent of the year. Having a blue sky on most days, comfortable temperatures, and beautiful flora spread throughout the city, Kunming is truly a delightful place for travel in all seasons.