Foping Nature Reserve in Shaanxi Province, China, is a nature reserve and national park situated in the Qinling Mountains. The Nature Reserve covers 350 km2 and is under the leadership of the Ministry of Forestry. Foping Nature Reserve is girdled by other protected areas: It is bordered in the east by the Long-caoping Forest Farm; in the west it is flanked by the Changqing Nature Reserve; Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, the stronghold of the Golden Monkey, and Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve are situated to the north.The Foping Reserve covers 29,240 hectares (72,300 acres) of rugged mountain terrain and is home to a stable panda population.Elevations range from 1,080 to 2,094 m with warm summers and cold winters. 950–1,200 mm of rain falls mostly from July to September, with snow at higher elevations. Forested lands dominate the reserve with a mix of conifers and broadleaf deciduous trees.
Foping Nature Reserve, about 215 km to Xi'an, known as the "Home of Panda" lies on the middle of Qinling Mountains and contain the highest panda population density in China. You can find the Qinling Mountains in one of the most biologically rich temperate forest in the world and a very important landmark in China. Some of the peaks of Qinling Mountains reach are higher than 3000 meters so they act as a barrier to cold, dry air coming in from the north.On the broad southern slopes, on the other hand, warm rains encourage luxuriant growth and therefore an amazing variety of plants and animals, which are found only in China and nowhere else in the world.It is very difficult to see a panda in the wild because they live in thick bamboo in the old-growth forests. But if you go into the forests where pandas live, it is easy to find panda traces like droppings and partly-eaten bamboo.
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