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Introduction - China trip
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Guides Kevin Zhong and Da Liu
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On my way to Chengdu, China, flying northwest on United #9 along the dawn line, west of British Columbia.
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Golden pheasant
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MOVIE: Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus
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Traditional Chinese poetry
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Grey heron
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Grey heron taking a drink
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Statue comemorating a Chinese poet
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MOVIE: Red "panda"
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Gould's sunbird
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Panda at Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center
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Statue in a Chengdu park comemorating Chinese poet Li Qing Zhao
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Yellow-cheeked Tit
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Chuck, birding above treeline at 13,500' at Balanshan Pass on the Tibetan Plateau.
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Yak
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Yak ranch
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All things Yak shop
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Counter and proprietress at the Yak products shop
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Yak yogurt. Definitely NOT fat-free
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Summer Yak ranch
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On a southern branch of China's Silk Road, in use for jade and silk transport since 5000 years BCE
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Silk Road information sign
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Yak poop for use as winter heating fuel
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Tibetan mountains
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Motorcycle truck
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42 - there's that number again
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Steamed meat dumplings and an egg for breakfast on the Tibetan Plateau.
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Grandala
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Tibetan snowcock habitat at 13,500'
