T
he Giant Panda is a type of bear, which is beloved by people from all over the world. And Giant Panda is the common name for a bear found in provinces of western China. As you know, Giant Panda is well known as a national treasure in China and it has become one of the logos of China. As a result, Giant Panda has become the must-see attraction during travellers pay a visit China, along with the top China attractions, the Great Wall, the Terracotta Army, the Li River, the Forbidden City and so on.
Nowadays, there are more and more endangered species and highly threatened animals, so Giant Panda can not escape the fate, either. According to the latest report, China has 239 giant pandas and another 27 pandas living outside China. Besides, about 1,590 pandas are currently living in the wild. Because of the unceasing extension of human activity, the number of giant panda has been gradually decreased. And these giant pandas are now only found in the southern part of Gansu province and northwest part of the Sichuan basin.
The giant pandas look so cute with black-and-white fur. It has black fur on ears, eye patches, muzzle, legs, and shoulders and the rest of the body is white. Giant pandas love to eat bamboo shoots. Then where to see giant pandas in China? The best option is the Panda Breeding Center in Chengdu, which is located at about 10km from the Chengdu downtown area. The Research Base is one of the important centers in China for the captive conservation of giant pandas. The best time to appreciate panda is the cool morning when you can see so many giant pandas having activities outside. Apart from seeing so many cute pandas in the Research Base, you can find that it combines natural scenery and man-made landscapes to create wonderful and humane living areas for giant pandas and other Chinese endangered animals. It appears to be a beautiful landscaped park where has abundant bamboo everywhere around the base. Anyway, giant panda is the must-see attraction when you travel to China.
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