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to Giant Panda Reserves in Sichuan |
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Anzihe
Nature Reserve
Established in 1993 by Sichuan Province to protect giant panda and it's
habitat. Located at Chongzhou, 104KM from Chengdu about 2.5 hours drive,
covers about 10100 hectares, elevation around 2500M average, and locate
between east longitude of 103º7´- 103º17´ and north
latitude of 30º43´- 30º51´, there estimated 8 wild
giant pandas living in this reserve.
And this reserve play a important role in linking Wolong nature reserve,
Fengtongzhai nature reserve and Heishuihe nature reserve as a big region
for panda living and exchange freely in Qionglai Mountains.
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Baiyang
Nature Reserve
Established in 1993 to protect rare wild animals
such as giant panda and eco-forest system with area of 76710 hectares, at
elevation between 1080M and 5588M, locate at Jin'an town, Songpan county,
locate between east longitude of 103º48´- 104º15´
and north latitude of 32º7´- 32º26´, links Huanglong
reserve, Si'er nature reserve, Wanglang reserve and Piankou reserve in
Beichuan county. Scenery is very attractive in mountains, river, temples
and and valleies. There living Qiang people and Tibetan with attractive
folklores. Scientific researching going on a little due to lack of money
in this reserve.
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Dafengding
Nature Reserve
The giant panda is the main beneficiary of this
protection. This area borders the Heizhugou Valley, 800 - 4042
meters hight, It is full of exotic species (more than 50) , many of which
can only be found in China. Located in ethnic minorities area, established
in 1979, 30164 hectares, covers 2
counties: Mabian & Meigu,
locate between east longitude of 103º14´- 103º24´
and north latitude of 28º25'- 28º44´, average temperature
9º all year round, 250km to Xichang, about over 30 giant pandas
living there.
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Fengtongzhai
Nature Reserve
National Reserve, established in 1975. In mountains
& valley area of 39000 hectares reserved, located at Baoxing county,
between east longitude of 102º48´- 102º47´ and north
latitude of 30º19´- 30º20´, total animals about 380
species, 395 kinds of plants in this area. There are 7 conservative
portions in this reserve. about 250Km from Chengdu. Now there are 4
captive giant pandas. In it's history, the Preserve has ever treated
and cured 23 giant pandas, and 20 of them alive. For these
pandas, 12 of them sent to other places (country) as gift by China
Government, 8 of them placed back to wild condition (their real family).
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Gonggar National Nature Reserve
Established in 1996 protect primitive forests, rare animals & modern
glacier, covers area of 400000 hectares, location covers three counties of
Kangding, Luding and Shimian.
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Heizhugou
Valley
Surrounded by primitive forest at the fringe of the
Sichuan Basin, 3500 meters high. Legend has it that people and animals
often disappear without a trace from this valley ,attributable to the
pyramids of Egypt and the Bermuda Triangle.
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| Labahe
Labahe Nature Reserve established in 1963, covers
area of 23872 hectare, ranging mountain & valley at elevation from
1050 to 5010M, and locate between east longitude of 102º17´- 102º33´
and north latitude of 30º4´- 30º20´, with 18 species of national
rare plants and many kind of animals such as giant panda and lessen panda
as well as 164 kinds of birds.
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| Longxi-Hongkou
Longxi-HongkouNational
Nature Reserve, 100KM from Chengdu, located on the links from Sichuan
Basin to Tibet Plateau, altitude from 820--4582meters, covers 34000
hectares of primitive forests and plants, there lives 10-20 wild giant
pandas.
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Piankou
Nature Reserve
Loacted in Piankou, Xiaoba and Kaiping town in
Beichuan county, north of Sichuan province, at elevation from 1100 to
3320M, between east longitude of 104º20´- 104º26´
and north latitude of 32º02´- 32º12´, 225Km from
Chengdu (capital of Sichuan province), with 2700 kinds of wild plants,
include some rare plants, also many rare animals such as giant panda, and
many Chinese Medicine there, it's a natural gene pool.
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Qianfoshan
Natural Reserve
Located in the mountaintop between An Xi'an county and
Beichuan county, with it's 2 portions, north of Chengdu. 17740 hectares
area, established as a nature reserve in 1993. 15 giant pandas there
living estimated.
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Si'er
Nature Reserve
Located Tibetan village in Pingwu county, no people
live in reserved ares, covers 29790 hectares at elevation from 1600 to
4828M, with primitive forests system in various plants and mammals
such as giant panda, and between east longitude of 103º53´- 104º10´
and north latitude of 32º15´- 32º31´, rare animals
about 50 species and 30 national key plants there.
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Siguniangshan
Nature Reserve
Established in 1995, to protect wild animals and mountain's eco-system,
covers 48500 hectares. Located in Xiaojin County.
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Tangjiahe
National Nature Reserve
This reserve established in 1978 to protect wild
animals such as giant panda and primitive forests, located in mountains,
rivers and valleys at elevation from 1150 to 3864M, and between east
longitude of 104º36´- 104º53´ and north latitude of
32º32´- 32º41´, with many rare animals, about 200
kinds of birds and 19 species of reptiles.
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Xiaozhaizigou
Nature Reserve
Xiaozhaizigou, means small village valley,
established in 1979, covers
44391.2 hectares, to protect wild animals and primitive forests, between
Baiyang Nature reserve (north) and Baodinggou reserve (south), is a very
important area to link habitats of giant panda in Minshan Mountains.
Locate between east longitude of 103º45´- 104º10´
and north latitude of 31º50´- 32º10´, southward
about 73Km to Mianyang city, 93km to Baichuan county, and from Mianyang to Chengdu about 162Km.
There are 13 kinds of rare plants and national conservative key animals 40
species.
About over 70 giant pandas living there. And patrol 10days one time, and
10 times a year.
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Yele
Nature Reserve
Yele is a young reserve, located in the Xiangling Shan in
Mianning county and supporting the 2nd southern- most population of giant
pandas, was established in 1993.
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