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Wolong Panda Reserve in the east of Mt. Qionglai, and a 3-hours drive from Chengdu, is a comprehensive state natural reserve of 200,000 hectares (i.e. 494,200 acres).

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The Wolong Panda Reserve to the east of Mt. Qionglai, and a 3-hour drive from Chengdu, is a comprehensive government natural reserve of 200,000 hectares (i.e. 494,200 acres). Begun in 1963, Wolong National Nature Reserve is the earliest, largest and best-known panda reserve in China. It was placed on the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Network in 1980.

Sixty-seven captive pandas are among 150 pandas in Wolong Panda Reserve managed by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. The Center was founded in 1980 with assistance from the World Wildlife Fund.

Wildlife observation spots opened in the Wolong National Nature Reserve attract explorers, tourists, animal-lovers as well as scientists. Occasionally wild pandas may show up in the Reserve. Every year more than 100, 000 visitors come to the Reserve.

Reputed as a bio-gene bank both at home and abroad, Wolong National Nature Reserve is home not only to the giant pandas but also to rare and endangered animals such as the red panda, golden monkey, white-lipped deer (Cervus albirostris), gnu (wildebeest) and precious plants like the yew and beech. Other major places of interests in the Reserve include: an animal and plant specimen museum, local plant specimen No.2170, bird specimen No.225, beast No. 56, insects No.700 and fish No. 6 and amphibious reptiles No.17.

The Wolong National Nature Reserve is a paradise for tourists. It enjoys a warm and humid climate favorable to bamboo, the pandas' favorite food. At the same time, its 101 mountain peaks are above 5, 000 meters (16,400 feet) varying from 6, 250 meters (20,500 feet) to 1, 150 meters (3, 772 feet). These contribute to bio-diversity preservation as well as the spectacular beauty of natural scenery in the Wolong National Nature Reserve.

Note: The Wolong National Nature Reserve was badly damaged in the May 12 earthquake. For security reasons, the pandas have been moved to the Bifeng Gorge Base of the China Panda Protection and Research Center. They will come back to Wolong after it is repaired.

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