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The Qinling Mountains, October 2005
In one week I saw Giant Panda, Golden Snubnosed Monkey, Golden Takin, Chinese Goral, Chinese Serow, Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel, Pere David's Rock Squirrel, Swinhoe's Striped Tree Squirrel, Mole Shrews, Chinese Jumping Mice a Confucian Nivenventer and a Chevrier's Field Mouse.

Giant Panda in the Qinlings

Sichuan, April 2009

Takin, Tangjiahe

Wawu Shan, 3 nights in April 2009. Complex-toothed Flying Squirrel, Perny’s Long-nosed Squirrel, South-China Field Mouse, Large-eared Field Mouse, Sichuan Chinese Vole, Pere David’s Vole, Niviventer fulvescens, Chinese Mole Shrew, Lesser Striped Shrew.

Emei Shan: 3 hours in April 2009. Tibetan Macaque.

Tangjiahe: 4 nights in April 2009. Pere David’s Rock Squirrel, Korean Field Mouse, Pearson's Horseshoe Bat, Himalayan Palm Civet, Leopard Cat, Wild Boar, Tufted Deer, Reeves Muntjak, Takin , Chinese Goral and Chinese Serow.

My more Detailed Trip Reports
Sichuan, April 2009.

Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains, 2005.

Other People's Trip Reports
Qinghai Province (Tibetan Plateau), 2011: Steve Davis, 2 weeks & 21 mammals including Thorold's Deer and Prezwalski's Gazelle.

The Qinlings, 2011: Jerzy Dyczkowski, 1 week & 12 species including Giant Panda, Tufted Deer, Golden Snub-nosed Monkey and Rothschild's Zokor.

The Qinlings, 2011: Sunday Times (UK newspaper) article about watching Giant Pandas by Stanley Johnson.

Sichuan, 2011: Richard Webb, 1 week & 9 species including Chinese Serow, Asiatic Black Bear and a Ganshu Mole.

Qinlings, 2011: Coke, Som and Cokie Smith, 1 very cold week, with Giant Panda, Takin and wonderful photos.

Yunnan, 2011: Coke, Som and Cokie Smith, 1 week & 12 species including Black-credted Gibbons, Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey and Phayre's Langurs. Great area for mammals.

Qinling Mountains, 2010 : Indri Tours, 10 days & 11 species including Giant Pandas, Golden Takins and Common Goral.

Red Pandas at Wawu Shan, 2010: Sid and Meggie Francis.

Yunnan, 2009: Steve Anyon Smith, 1 month & 12 species, most of which were squirrels.

Yunnan, 2009: Dion Hobcroft, 2.5 weeks & 6 species, 5 of which were squirrels.

Qinling Mountains, 2008 : Indri Tours, 10 days & 13 species including Giant Pandas, Golden Takins and Chinese Serow.

Qinling Mountains, 2006: Richard Webb, 2 weeks & 7 mammals including a Giant Panda.

Sichuan, 2006: Steve Anyon-Smith, 4 weeks & 22 mammals including Blue Sheep and a dead Red Panda.

Sichuan, 2006: Mark Van Beirs, 3 weeks & 16 mammals including a live Red Panda.

Sichuan (Tangjiahe), 2006 : John and Jemi Holmes, a good spot for Golden Takin and Tufted Deer.

Quinghai (Tibet), 2005: Alain Guillemont, 11 days & 12 species including Pallas's Cat, Yak and Argali.

Northern China and Tibet, 2004: Don Roberson, 3 weeks & 10 mammals.