R.P. BenDedek
Da Xiong Mao Ji Di : Sichuan Province Panda Reserve
By R.P. BenDedek
Dec 5, 2009 - 1:32:01 AM

I have in the past made two trips to Sichuan and have written about my experiences.

Recently I was sent an email about the devastation to the Panda environment caused by the recent earthquake. I decided to use a photograph for the 'Photo of the Day' series and while looking for links to my Sichuan experiences, I came across an article in which I stated that I would soon create a file to show off pandas.

Since I never did that, I have created this article to give you a look at some Red Pandas, and other things at the park in Sichuan. If you want to know more about the park, you can go to this link http://www.panda.org.cn - Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and read in English.

United Nations Recognition of the eco-park

Inside the Park

Signs in the Park:

• JANUARY - FEBRUARY: Raising cubs, panda training
  
  MARCH-MAY: Courtship and falling in love, breeding, cubs grow to adolescence, panda training
  
  JUNE-JULYCubs grow to adolescence, campsites available, egret watching
  
  AUJUST-OCTOBER: Baby pandas are born, maternal carre, hand-rearing, panda training
  
  NOVEMBER-DECEMBER: Maternal care, hand rearing, panda training.
  
  (Spelling for August as per sign.)

Ecological tourism is a special kind of tourism that is designed for cultural and natural special regions. It conserves the natural environment and helps to improve the living conditions of the residents. Besides, it helps the tourists get a deeper understanding and approval of the natural environment and local cultural customs.  An ecological tour can provide you refreshment into the wild nature as well as the experience of another new culture. It will help you to understand and know the local natural environment and cultural characteristics as much as possible.  At the same time, it also teaches you how to conserve and respect the wild lives. Therefore, our descendents may have the same opportunity to cisit this uncontaminated zoological garden.

http://www.panda.org.cn - Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

With regard to the Earthquake Damage:

Information on Earthquake Damage

• The earthquake in Sichuan, southwestern China,... left around 69,000 people dead and 15 million people displaced.
  
  Giant pandas are more endangered than ever since the 2008 Sichuan earthquake... 23 percent of the pandas' habitat in the study area was destroyed, and fragmentation of the remaining habitat could hinder panda reproduction.
  
  The Sichuan region is designated as a global hotspot for biodiversity, ... 12,000 species of plants and 1,122 species of vertebrates, the area includes more than half of the habitat for the Earth's wild giant panda population.

One Of These Creatures Escaped the Park

The Other is the Red Panda.

A Bit Dubious there!

The Bamboo grown on premises is not enough to feed the bears but enough to make the place look good.

A Shop in the Park

Chengdu - Sichuan Series

• Mt Emei Golden Summit Sichuan Province
• LeShan Buddha Sichuan
• Du Fu Chinese Poet - Chengdu Sichuan
• ChengDu Ren: ChengDu SiChuan and it's People
• A Photographic Introduction to Chengdu
• Climbing Mt. Emei Summer 2007
• Following the Baoxian Stream
• Famous Jingli Street Chengdu
• Jingli Street Chengdu Revisited
• Misty Morning Train Ride Sichuan
• WuHou Ci Art and Flowers

R.P. BenDedek

Email: rpbendedek@hotmail.com

R.P.BenDedek is the pseudonym of the Author of 'The King's Calendar: The Secret of Qumran' (www kingscalendar com), and is a guest columnist at Magic City Morning Star News. An Australian, he is currently teaching Conversational English in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China.

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