China 2015 (part VII): Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake: The morning following our visit to Kumbum Monastery, saw us on the road to Qinghai Lake. The bus journey took around 3 hours one way and led us […]
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
The Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) is a medium-sized bird native to much of eastern Asia including most of China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia, and southern Siberia. The birds inhabit woodlands (e.g., […]
China 2015 (part VI): Kumbum Monastery
Kumbum Monastery near Xining, Qinghai: On the day following our arrival in Xining, we took the bus to nearby Kumbum Monastery. This complex of ancient and modern temples constitutes one […]
China 2015 (part V): Xining
Beijing-Xining: One day after visiting the Great Wall of China outside of Beijing, my girlfriend and me took the train all the way through Mainland China to Xining, the capital […]
China 2015 (part IV): Beijing
Beijing: The first couple of days in China went by real fast as we visited the major sights within Beijing’s city limits. But although we enjoyed touring the capital, we […]
China 2015 (part III): Beijing
Beijing: After visiting Beihai Park and the Temple of Heaven as well as the New Summer Palace, I wanted to visit the Forbidden City together with a friend. We arrived […]
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana)
The Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) is a small bird native to East Asia including Japan, North and South Korea, China, Mongolia, eastern Russia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. In addition, a population […]
China 2015 (part II): Beijing
Beijing: On my third day in Beijing, a friend and myself met with fellow blogger Marie Louise at the Olympic Forest Park in northern Beijing for some birding (you can […]
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