The Giant Panda Guide

The Giant Panda is the symbol of China. It is not only a Chinese national treasure but also beloved by people all over the world. However, The Giant Panda is an endangered species. According to the latest report, China has 239 giant pandas in captivity and about 1,600 pandas are estimated to remain in the wild. As national treasures and goodwill ambassadors, pandas are under state protection. For anyone who travel to China and want to have a close touch with the Giant Panda, you can find them in the reserves in Sichuan, or which is easier, in Beijing Zoo.

Take a panda discover travel will left you a sweet memory.The Giant Panda is a mammal classified in the bear family, native to central-western and southwestern China. It is also called panda bear and easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivore, 99% of its diet is bamboo. The Giant Panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan province, but also in the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. Due to farming, deforestation, and other development, the Giant Panda has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived.

Sichuan is the hometown of the Giant Pandas. Luckily, these China lovely babies survived from the Sichuan Earthquake. We provide a guide to the famous Panda Reserves in China. Wolong National Natural Reserve is the earliest, largest and best-known panda reserve in China. It was placed on UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Network in 1980. It is located in the east of Mt.Qionglai, 3 hours drive from Chengdu. Ya’an Panda Reserve is another popular panda-watching spot, which lies in a magnificent Valley. Travellers are allowed to take pictures with mice-like panda babies and also welcomed to adopt pandas through naming them with an accompanying donation.