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Resources in and Near Panda Habitats
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In this section, we are going to introduce you the unique resources in and near panda habitats. Panda habitats are found in narrow strips in central part of China surrounded by 6 provinces and 1 autonomous region. It is hard to understand the abundant biodiversity of panda habitats without taking a look at the provinces themselves. They all have an abundant wildlife and colorful ethnic culture due to unique locations and history. This big area possesses almost all of the types of landforms, eco-environments and climate conditions found in China. Thus panda habitats have been blessed with abundant natural and cultural resources. There are 4 world heritage sites inside panda habitats, another four world heritage sites around panda habitats. Inside the panda habitats, there are large number of endemic mammals, insects, amphibians, birds and plants which have co-existed in the depth of the mountains with pandas for thousands of years. In and near panda habitats, you can also find some ethnical people represented by Han, Tibetans, Qiang, Yi and Hui. In the long history, they have made marvelous achievements in architecture, costumes, and religion to differentiate themselves from others. Here we are going to show all those valuable resources in the following categories: Wildlife Resources, Botanical Resources, Cultural Resources, Popular Tour Attractions and Photo Gallery. |
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Wildlife Resources |
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China is one of the countries with the greatest diversity of wildlife in the world. There are more than 4,400 species of vertebrates, more than 10 percent of the world's total. There are nearly 575 mammals, over 1,400 species of birds, more than 320 species of reptiles and 210 species of amphibians. Located in the heart of China, panda habitats are the core area for bio-resources in China. Here we are going to introduce wildlife resources in and near panda habitates by four categories, namely mammals, birds, amphibians and insects. Please click into this page to read more about wildlife resources in and near panda habitats. |
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Botanical Resources |
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The high mountains and high-elevation plateaus have reserved most parts of this area from access of outside world in ancient times. So little was known about the ethnic minority groups who live in the depth of mountains in western China. More than 90% of Chinese minority groups can be found here. Please click in to read more about ethnic minority culture in Panda Habitats and nearby area. |
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Cultural Resources |
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This area is the most fascinating place in China for its abundant culture resources. The two most important rivers in China that has produced these two civilizations, the Yangtze River and Yellow River flow through this area. Along these two rivers two parrel ancient Chinese civilizations, the Yellow River Civilization and the Yangtze River Civilization were born. The world-famous Silk Roads (both Northern Silk Road and Southern Silk Road go through this area. The ancient tea-horse trade routes are also in this area. The only local religion Taoism was born and flourished here. Please click in to read more about colorful culture in Panda Habitats and nearby area.Please click into this page to read more about cultural resources in and near panda habitats. |
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Popular Tour Attractions |
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In this part, we provide information about the diversified and abundant tour resources in and near panda habitats in five major categories, namely World Heritages Sites, Villages and Architecture, Museums, Religious Sites, Forest Parks and Nature Reserves. Detailed information about about specific site such as a certain popular Tibetan village, or a forest park are provided under certain category.Please click into this page to read more about popular tour attractions in and near panda habitats. |
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Photo Gallery |
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Nothing can be more direct than photos. We have taken thousands of photos showing different aspects of this wonderful parts of China. Here we are going to show you the sceneries, animals, birds, flowers,the people and the villages to you. The photos are presented by themed galleries with multiple collections, Please go to the relative gallery or collection and click in to see our photos about this area. |
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