Panda proof

China Daily widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in China over 500,000 copies per issue, reported last day of last month a female adult named Ji Li gave birth to a male cub weighing 186 grams at 6:41 pm and a female cub weighing 68.5 grams at 7:07 pm, at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Why the China Daily highlighted this story? It’s very rear incident for the world. The story told the readers ‘’having given birth to twins in 2013, Xingya appeared to be at more ease in handling her new-born cubs this time. “

If you are planning a tour to China, Chengdu is one of the three most populous cities in Western China. The other two are Chongqing and Xi’an. In the city of Chengdu very interesting place is Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Birth of two giant panda cub announces is the place what, all taking these days. It is a non-profit research and breeding facility for giant pandas and other rare animals.

The giant pandas are not only a Chinese national treasure but are also beloved by people the world over. Giant Pandas are found only in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. In total there are fewer than 2,000, of which 70% are distributed within the territory of Sichuan Province.

Chengdu Panda Base was founded in 1987. It started with 6 giant pandas that were rescued from the wild. By 2008, it had 124 panda births, and the captive panda population has grown to now close to 200. Its stated goal is to “be a world-class research facility, conservation education center, and international educational tourism destination. On an invitation of the embassy of China in Colombo I had a great opportunity to visit Chengdu research based. It is one of the best-known and respected panda conservation centres in the world. The base offers technical support to other institutions rearing giant pandas. It hosts an international meeting on giant panda protection every year, inviting researchers from all over the world to share experience and latest achievements from research on panda preservation.

The Chengdu panda base has won many awards including the Global 500 Roll of Honors for Environmental Achievement and the gold medal of China Green Science and Technology Prize, and titled as a National Popular Science Education Base. In addition, in the base there are a national Postdoctoral Workstation and a Provincial and Ministerial Key Laboratory established by the Ministry of Science and Technology of PRC.