Bhutan’s snow leopard (雪豹) population
“With less than 3% of the habitat surveyed, there are serious knowledge gaps in the population status of snow leopards,” said Dechen Dorji, Senior Director for Asia, Wildlife Conservation. “A 39.5% increase in Bhutan’s snow leopard population is remarkable and calls for the urgent need to
Although the news is uplifting, the species is still listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It
The ancient city of Kashgar (喀什), which has a population of around 200,000,
As the night closes in. street
Neil Munro, from Britain, walks into a restaurant with friends
“The people here are welcoming. Kashgar is full of energy,” said Sirpa Jarvenpa, from Finland,
Given the fact that chemical pesticides and artificial fertilisers can fight crop disease and increase production, they
In ancient times, all roads
Surrounded by mountains, Sichuan, called Shu in ancient times, was known for its inaccessibility. That became widely known partly due to a line from Chinese poet Li Bai,
When builders approached the Mingyue Gorge in Guangyuan, they found
The Sword Gate Pass, a towering V-shaped mountain pass—the one that gave rise
Ar Horqin Grassland Nomadic System in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, listed on the list of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems by the United Nations,
The
For example, since 2015, under the guidance of the local government of Ar Horqin Banner, the number of sheep and goats in the nomadic system
In early autumn, pandas in the forests of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in the Wolong National Nature Reserve, in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, attract many
In March 1999, two pandas, Jia Jia and An An,
On May 12, 2008, the Wenchuan earthquake
“Thanks
In June 1992, four farmers near the village of Shiyanbei in Zhejiang Province, China, made a(n)
Today, five of the caves are open to tourists, inviting them to experience the great wonders of
The Torres del Paine region of Southern Chile is one of the best
And now it’s about to get even
Starting in 2023, Awasi has offered tourists unique puma sighting trips
Stepping outside the railway station early
Yet, the breath taking beauty
After 1966, the year of the worst flooding in Venice’s history, the Italian Government started a project to save the city.
But Venice still needs attentive care. The city remains threatened on several fronts—mass tourism, the possible damage of city development
The 6. 2-magnitude earthquake
Due to high altitude, cold weather and complex geological conditions, Jishishan county is prone (易于) to natural disasters, such as earthquakes. Since 1900, the area within a radius of 100 km from the epicenter
Fortunately, joint effort has been made