When people think of travelling to China, Beijing’s imperial grandeur and Shanghai’s futuristic skyline usually dominate the imagination. While these two cities are undeniably fascinating, they represent only a fraction of what China has to offer. Stretching across vast landscapes and shaped by thousands of years of history, China is home to ancient towns, dramatic natural wonders, culturally rich regions, and cities that feel refreshingly untouched by mass tourism. To truly understand the count
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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
Wolong National Nature Reserve is located in the boundaries of Wenchuan County, Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, by the left bank of upper reach of Minjiang River and the east slope of Gonglai Mountain, and 145 kilometers away from the capital city Chengdu.
In 1981, the China Research & Conservation Center for the Giant Panda, at the Wolong Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China was established. The Wolong Nature Reserve is a large protected reserve, similar to a National par
