This is a current Sichuan Travel Map and so far the road to Wolong from Chengdu as well as the roads between Jiuzhaigou and Pingwu and Huanglong and Pingwu are still under re-construction that were damaged during Wenchuan Earthquake on May 1202008. We will forward the latest traffic information if there is something new rising up....
Chinese scientists have worked out the first genome draft map of the giant panda to figure out exactly what makes the endangered species tick. By sequencing the genome, we have laid the genetic and biological foundation to gain a deeper understanding of this peculiar species, Wang Jun, a scientist with the Beijing Genomics Institutes Shenzhen branch (BGI Shenzhen), a core participant in the International Giant Panda Genome Project, said on Saturday. The genome map could explain why pandas eat bamboo, have black circles around their eyes, produce few offspring, and why grownup pandas are so hug......
Local people welcome the travelers as the first plane arrives at the newly opened Kangding Airport in Kangding, capital of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest Chinas Sichuan Province, October 22, 2008. At an altitude of 4,280 meters, the newly opened Kangding airport is second only to Qamdo in Tibet Autonomous Region which sits 4,334 meters above sea level. ...
Zeng Gang, Director of Sichuan Alpine Ecology Study Center, won the third prize in Class Three, AGS Photography Competition 2007. His winning picture was published on Page 228, AGS seasonal magazine, The Alpine Gardener, June 2008. Here is AGS comment on his picture as follows.
Third place, with...
Recently national rare bird, Lammergeier and Tawny Fish Owl were found at Jiuzhaigou Valley. Identified by the bird expert of Sichuan Provincial Forestry Office, these two species of bird have not been recoreded in the list of the birds at Jiuzhaigou Valley. "This discovery has set a new record of ...
