Hetaoping Wolong Panda Center

[chengdupanda]

Wolong National Nature Reserve is located in the boundaries of Wenchuan County, Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, by the left bank of upper reach of Minjiang River and the east slope of Gonglai Mountain, and 145 kilometers away from the capital city Chengdu.

In 1981, the China Research & Conservation Center for the Giant Panda, at the Wolong Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China was established. The Wolong Nature Reserve is a large protected reserve, similar to a National park. The Wolong Panda Center is a research and breeding center within the Wolong Nature Reserve.The Wolong Nature Reserve, the earliest, largest and best-known Giant Panda reserve in China, was placed on UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Network in 1980.The Wolong Nature Reserve is in the Min Shan mountain range at the foot of the Tibetan Plateau in the ABA Tibetan Autonomous Region, Sichuan China. Located east of the mysterious Siguniang Mountain, the Wolong National Nature Reserve has a reputation for its natural beauty.

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