Wildlife & National Parks in Chengdu

With China rapidly becoming modernized, cities are mushrooming everywhere. Ecology becomes the first victim of modernization. This obviously results in rare species of flora and fauna being lost. To reverse this trend Wildlife & National Parks in Chengdu offers sanctuary to species like giant panda, snub-nosed monkey and the like.

Longchi National Forest Park is located 70 kilometers away from Chengdu city. Offering a safe heaven to more than 3000 species of plants and over 350 species of animals, the park is called "gene bank of wild animals and plants". This park is famous for giant panda and snub nosed monkey. Found in very few parks in China, Longchi National Forest Park is contributing a great deal to stop this extremely rare species from being extinct. With gurgling streams and dense lush green vegetation, the park is a must visit.

Pandas breed very slowly and rarely in artificial conditions. Notwithstanding that, the Panda Breeding and Research Center is doing a great job and helping these creatures to multiply. Located on Futou Hill, this facility remains open for tourists from 7:30 am to 6 pm. The entry fee is 30 Chinese Yuan. The research centre is a wonderful place to know about this magnificent species.

Covering a huge area of 200,000 hectares; Wolong Panda Reserve is the earliest and most reputed panda reserve in China. Founded with assistance from World Wildlife Fund, the reserve which was opened in 1980 has over 150 pandas. This place offers a rare opportunity to scientists who want to study about the genetic configuration and social hierarchy of this extremely shy species. The reserve is so famous that more than 100,000 people from all corners of the world come here to take photographs and study pandas. Endangered red panda, golden monkey and white lipped dear are among other attraction in this panda reserve.