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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.

See Also
Wild Yaks in Tibet (Jan 2013)

RFI for Qinghai (Sept 2012)

Other People's Trip Reports
Tibet, 2013 (Part 1): Eddie Game's blog about a bike trip across the plateau, featuring a Tibetan Blue Bear.

Tibet, 2013 (Part 2): Eddie Game's blog about a bike trip across the plateau, featuring Yaks, Chiru and Wolves.

Xinjiang, 2013: Coke Smith, a week or so & 9 species and a couple of subspecies. An extraordiary trip through some seriously remote country and incredible scenery. No camels, but species included Prezwalski's Horse, Great gerbil, Siberian Ibex and Goitred Gazelle.

Sichuan, 2013: Coke Smith, 3 days & 10 species including Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, Takin, Goral and Tufted Deer.

Sichuan, 2012: Richard Webb, 1week & 23 species including Pallas's Cat, Red Panda, Chinese Serow, Chinese Goral and a dead Steppe Polecat. A great report from an exciting and insufficiently explored area.

Tibet, 2012: Jesper Hornskov, 12 days & 23 species including Pallas's Cat, White-lipped Deer, Argali and Snow Leopard tracks.

Tibet, 2012: Coke Smith, 1 week & 18 species including Kiang, White-lipped Deer, Blue Sheep and Wild Yak (with a follow up here from March 2013 and Prezwalski's Gazelles).

Tibet, 2012: Jesper Hornskov, 3 weeks & 17 mammals including White-lipped Deer.

Anhui, 2012: Coke Smith, 4 days & 6 species including Tibetan Macaque and Finless Porpoise.

Yunnan, 2012: Torbjorn and Carmen Lundqvist, 2 weeks & 11 species. Great report with rarities including Western Black-crested Gibbons, Payne's Langurs and Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkeys.

Qinlings, 2011: Ralf Bürglin and an article with good photos (in German).

NE Tibet, 2011: Jesper Hornskov, 3 weeks & 29 species including Lynx, Asian Badger and Steppe Polecat.

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

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-crested 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.

NE Tibet, 2008: Jesper Hornskov, 3 weeks & 22 species including Pallas's Cat and Siberian Roe Deer.

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

N Tibet, 2006: Jesper Hornskov, 1 weeks & 12 species including Goitred, Tibetan and Prezwalski's Gazelles.

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.

N Tibet, 2006: Jesper Hornskov, 1 weeks & 12 species including Goitred, Tibetan and Prezwalski's Gazelles.

N Tibet, 2005: Jesper Hornskov, 2 weeks & 14 species including Pallas's Cat, Wild Yak, and Kiangs .

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.