Wolong Natural Reserve, Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, China

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Wolong National Natural Reserve (Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries)

The gate of the natural reserve 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). Begun in 1963, 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.

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 World Wildlife Fund.

Hi-tech is commonplace in the Research Center, which is a world leader in propagating the panda species. Tourists can take pictures with mice-like panda babies.

People from all nations are welcome to adopt pandas through naming them with an accompanying donation. Pandas are national treasures and also goodwill ambassadors.

Wildlife observation spots opened in Wolong National Natural 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 Wolong National Natural Reserve.

The giant pandas playing with each other

Reputed as bio-gene bank both at home and abroad, Wolong National Natural Reserve is home not only to the giant pandas but also to rare and endangered animals such as red panda, golden monkey, white-lipped deer (Cervus albirostris), gnu (wildebeest) and precious plants like yew and beech. Other major places of interests in Wolong Panda Reserve include: 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.

Wolong National Natural Reserve is a fairyland for tourists. Wolong National Natural Reserve enjoys warm and humid climate favorable to bamboo, pandas' favorite food. At the same time, 101 mountains 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 spectacular beauty of natural scene in Wolong National Natural Reserve.

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

Admission Fee:

CNY 30 (Panda Museum)

Chinese Panda Photos

Q & A on Wolong National Natural Reserve (Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries)

Feb. 8,2010 11:16 Reply

Mrs.geri(united states) said:

hope we can have updates on tia shan.. he was much loved by many, and will be deeply missed.
i don't understand why he had to return to china to be bred--heard he won't be getting birthday cakes and iced treats in china, the entire story is very upsetting...he was our beloved panda bear.
please keep us informed .. i hope he makes all the adjustments to living in the reserve, without any problems-------he is missed

Feb. 8,2010 23:29
Ms.ZOE520530(China) replied:

you can just take the airport bus(12yuan per person),and the last destination of it--ming shan hotel is so near the city center--chunxi road. you can just walk there.
you can also take a cab, don't forget to ake the driver to open the meter machine.

Feb. 7,2010 09:23 Reply

Ms.J. Fritz(USA) said:

I live in Washington DC and would like to see pictures of our Panda, Tai Shan which was just sent to China. I hope we can receive pictures and be able to see how is is being treated there and where he is staying, his surroundings. We took excellent care of him, he ate constantly and was much loved. Posting pictures on this site and showing us where he is would help a lot and be appreciated. PS I saw in the paper he was sold to some auto maker for life, makes me wonder why we could have not kept him, he could breed here just as well and was not sent back just to be sold. Does this mean he is not at the compound, and somewhere else???

Jan. 24,2010 23:45 Reply

Ms.Celest(Malaysia) said:

Hi,
i'm planning to go wolong to visit the pandas with friends in September this year, but i am not sure itis wolong pandas nature reserve isit still under repair? can we still going there and having photos with the pandas by hug and hold them?

Thanks a lot

Jan. 25,2010 03:04
Mr.Vincent replied:

The pandas have been moved to Bifeng Gorge Base of China Panda Protection center, so you'd better go there to see pandas. For more information, you can see this page: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/sichuan/chengdu/bifengxia-panda-base.htm.

Or you can go to Panda Breeding and Research Center in Chengdu if you will stop in the city.

Jan. 25,2010 19:43
Ms.Celest(Malaysia) replied:

Thanks Vincent. is there any chances either Bi Feng Xia Panda Base or Panda Breeding and Resarch Center will allow us to hold, hug and take photos with the panda?

Jan. 25,2010 21:29
Mr.Vincent replied:

I just heard that you could hold or hug the panda to take photos in Panda Breeding and Research Center. However, you need to pay a certain amount of money.

Jan. 25,2010 23:21
Ms.Celest(Malaysia) replied:

thanks a lot! if it's not too much money to pay for i will go for it :) thanks

Oct. 17,2009 01:14 Reply

Ms.sam(sngapore) said:

i love the pandas i love watching them in your show.... will the panda's ever be coming back to wolong???

Jan. 25,2010 03:05
Ms.Judy replied:

Of course, they will come back but in two to three years when wolong is recovered from the earthquake.

Nov. 1,2009 07:29 Reply

Ms.a(usa) said:

my school are going to donate some money how can i????

Nov. 2,2009 20:18
Mr.Van replied:

Just you contact related official organization.