Sichuan Nature Ambiences

Note: All sounds in this library are included in the Soundscapes of Modern China (SSMC) collection.

This library features ambiences recorded in China’s sub-tropical Sichuan Mountains, captured primarily from dusk to dawn using drop rigs. While I aimed to exclude all human-made sounds in this collection, one of my favorite recordings has the sound of distant Buddhist prayer bells chiming as birds begin their morning chorus. A couple of files contain minimal human presence, but the vast majority are purely natural soundscapes. Finding locations free from human activity in China is difficult, making these recordings especially valuable.

The recordings are enriched with UCS naming conventions and detailed metadata, including identifications of many sub-tropical bird species using Chirpity and Merlin Bird ID. Some species you can expect to hear include Cuckoo Birds, Great Barbets, Koels, Nightjars, Thrushes, and Roosters.

Listeners can experience low-noise natural ambiences featuring dawn bird choruses, frogs and crickets at night, bat activity, water sources, and rainfall recordings.