Dear China Highlights Customer;
This years winter time is coming to an end and the sun is finally coming out, warming the fur of one of Chinas most famous inhabitants: The Great Panda.
So while our black dotted friend is still rubbing the sleep out of his, ready to find some fresh bamboo leaves, we dedicate this edition of the newsletter to him and his fellow. Next to some background information we will explain how the Panda lives, how they breed and what they like to eat. If you are interested you can even follow us on one of our Great Panda related tours.
Thank you and 
Best Regards,
Victor Shu
General Manager
China Highlights
How do they look like? - Top -
A Giant Panda has a large-round head, a short tail, a pair of black eye sockets, a pair of black ears, light brown or grey abdomen and black extremities, but the main color of its body is white.
The body length of a Giant Panda is from 120 centimeters to 180 centimeters, tail length from 10 centimeters to 20 centimeters and weight from 60 kilograms to 110 kilograms. More...
4 day Chengdu Panda Tour
- Tour Price: $503 USD (Deluxe Class, 2-5 persons)
- Tour Type: Land tour + well selected hotel + private airport/train station transfers and scheduled coach sightseeing with shared guide and driver in the city.
Book this tour before April 30th to get a 5% off the total tour price. Promo Code: Panda
Where do they live? - Top -
At present, it is difficult to know how many wild Giant Pandas exist, because they live in the dense temperate forests of high mountains located on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, southwest China. Qinling, Minshan, Qionglai, Liangshan, Daxiangling and Xiaoxiangling are 6 main regions where Pandas can be found.
Two surveys to indetify the number of wild Giant Pandas were taken between 1970s and 1980s. The final number was around 1,000, but it might be lower than the actual number. More...
4 Day Tour to the Dujiang Yan and Mt. Qingcheng
- Tour Price: $436 USD (Deluxe Class, 2-5 persons)
- Tour Type: Land tour + well selected hotel + private airport/train station transfers and scheduled coach sightseeing with shared guide and driver in the cities.
Book this tour before April 30th to get a 5% off the total tour price. Promo Code: Panda
What do they eat? - Top -
Giant Pandas eat 50 species of bamboo which grow in alpine and subalpine regions and they like the most nutritious parts of these bamboos very much. Sometimes, they will eat corpses of other animals.
A Giant Panda will eat 12 kilograms to 38 kilograms of food a day, and this weight is close to 40% of its body weight. There are usually 2 kinds of bamboos in a habitat region, 1 of the 2 may die after several decades, and if this happens Giant Pandas would be in danger of starvation. More...
12 Days of Pandas, Mountains and Exciting Cities Tour
- Tour Price: $2313 USD (Deluxe Class, 2-5 persons)
- Tour Type: Land tour + well selected hotel + private airport/train station transfers and scheduled coach sightseeing with shared guide and driver in the cities.
China Highlights has put together a Travel Guide Book that includes many, many useful tips for those traveling in or planning to travel to China.
Together with the list of cultural do's and don'ts you will get a list of useful vocabulary to use when you mingle with the natives.