Chinese giant pandas undergo physical exams before being set free
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Captive giant pandas get a complete physical examination as the last step before they are returned to the wild in China’s southwest province of Sichuan. The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wenchuan County raises the animals with the goal of releasing them after they have enough “wildlife training”.
The latest census figures from 2014 estimate that 1,864 giant pandas live in the wild in China – about 1,000 more than in the late 1970s – thanks to conservation efforts.
While the giant panda is no longer officially considered endangered, the species remains vulnerable. Between 2006 and 2017, 25 captive-bred pandas have been raised and trained at centres across China, and so far seven of nine pandas released survive in the wild.
170104 China-Breeder Recovery/Panda Attack
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(Chinese) Wei Hua, giant panda breeder, China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda : It looked at us for some time and walked towards us. We threw food to it and the panda stopped to eat the bamboo shoots. We thought everything was all right. I was walking slowly at the end when the panda bit me. My brain just went blank. It bit me for a few minutes. I thought I was doomed.
(Chinese) Chen Jianbo, orthopedist, West China Hospital: All the tendons of his hands were torn. He also suffered from a comminuted fracture. The tendons of his legs were ripped as well, with bones exposed.
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A giant panda breeder is recovering from injuries sustained from a wild giant panda attack on Dec. 17, 2016 in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Wei Hua, the breeder with the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda , is recovering smoothly and in a good mental state.
Wei and three of his colleagues were looking for a giant panda in Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan County as the panda had been missing from surveillance cameras for two days and they were afraid the panda was in danger. They ran into the mother of the giant panda that bit Wei, and Wei recalled the details of the terrible accident.
It looked at us for some time and walked towards us. We threw food to it and the panda stopped to eat the bamboo shoots. We thought everything was all right. I was walking slowly at the end when the panda bit me. My brain just went blank. It bit me for a few minutes. I thought I was doomed, said Wei.
Wei's coworkers drew the panda’s attention away and rushed him to West China Hospital.
The doctors were shocked by the severity of Wei’s injuries.
All the tendons of his hands were torn. He also suffered from a comminuted fracture. The tendons of his legs were ripped as well, with bones exposed, said Chen Jianbo, an orthopedist with West China Hospital.
Wei's condition is promising after more than 20 days of recovery and has recently started simple recovery training.
Wei is a specialist in the area of wildlife protection and he is determined to continue in his current job to carry out wilderness training for giant pandas. Even after experiencing the risks first hand, he stated that the job is very meaningful and as soon as he recovers, he will go back to work.
Panda takes excursion into town in southwestern China
A highly social giant panda out for a stroll has surprised and delighted residents of a town in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan. The panda was first spotted wandering among houses in Wenchuan County on Thursday, seemingly in search of food. She strolled beside a vegetable garden, trotted across a dirt road and climbed a tree, apparently unfazed by the attention she drew from a large group of onlookers. Researchers at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda confirmed that the panda was Zhenzhen, an 11-year-old female raised in captivity and recently released into the wild as part of a special breeding project. After allowing her several hours to explore, researchers returned Zhenzhen to the Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base by mid-afternoon. 'When she's in an amorous mood, we let her out of the enclosure, hoping that she will mate with wild pandas,' Wu Daifu, director of the Hetaoping panda training base, said in a telephone interview with China Central Television. Zhenzhen was set free in the Tiantaishan Area of the Wolong National Nature Reserve on March 5. Freed pandas sometimes wander into settlements near the reserve, Wu said. Back at the panda base, Zhenzhen will be looked after by staff members who are optimistic that she may already be pregnant. 'We are not exactly sure whether Zhenzhen had mated with wild pandas, so we just assume she already did and we will take great care of her, hoping she will surprise us,' Wu said. China's captive breeding program is credited with bringing giant pandas back from the brink of extinction. The rare animals are China's unofficial national mascot and live mainly in Sichuan's bamboo-covered mountains. More than 1,800 are estimated to exist in the wild, where they are threatened chiefly with habitat loss, and around 420 others live in captivity in zoos and reserves, the majority within China.
Who's that panda? Microchip can answer
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Who's that panda? Microchip can answer
Giant panda fan Wan Yongqing, a photographer from Beijing, visits Sichuan province frequently to photograph the bears. But Wan feels it's a shame he cannot tell one panda from another. All of them look the same with their black and white colors, he said. His sentiment is shared by many keepers in Sichuan, home to more than 80 percent of the world's pandas. A keeper is familiar with the panda he or she attends. But it is very likely he or she cannot distinguish other pandas, said Wang Chengdong, head of the animal hospital at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan's Wenchuan county. Keepers' embarrassment can now be mitigated thanks to a microchip the center is inserting under the skin of panda cubs. The size of half a grain of rice, the microchip contains a unique identification code. With a sensor that can scan the code, a staff member can instantly collect the panda's basic information - its name, age and health records - Wang said. Thanks to th...
Wolong National Nature Reserve
Wolong National Nature Reserve is a protected area located in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. Established in 1963, the reserve covers an area of about 200,000 hectares in the Qionglai Mountains region. There are over 4,000 different species recorded in the reserve. Wolong National Nature Reserve houses more than 150 highly endangered giant pandas. The reserve is also a home to many other endangered species including: red pandas, golden monkeys, white-lipped deer and many precious plants. Wolong gets up to 100,000 visitors every year. Its area is superseded by the Wolong Special Administrative Region.
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Wolong National Nature Reserve (simplified Chinese: 卧龙自然保护区; traditional Chinese: 臥龍自然保護區; pinyin: Wòlóng Zìránbǎohùqū) is a protected area located in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. Established in 1963 with an initial size of about 20,000 hectares, the reserve was further expanded in 1975, covering an area of about 200,000 hectares in the Qionglai Mountains region. There are over 4,000 different species recorded in the reserve. According to China's Third National Giant Panda Survey, Wolong National Nature Reserve houses about 150 wild individuals of highly endangered giant pandas. The reserve is also a home to many other endangered species including: snow leopards, red pandas, golden monkeys, white-lipped deer and many precious plants. Before the devastating 2008 Wenchuan earthquake Wolong got up to 200,000 visitors every year. Its area is superseded by the Wolong Special Administrative Region.
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Chengdu (Standard Mandarin: [ʈʂʰə̌ŋ.tú] (listen)), formerly romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the three most populous cities in Western China, the other two being Chongqing and Xi'an. As of 2014, the administrative area houses 14,427,500 inhabitants, with an urban population of 10,152,632. At the time of the 2010 census, Chengdu was the 5th-most populous agglomeration in China, with 10,484,996 inhabitants in the built-up area including Xinjin County and Deyang's Guanghan City. Chengdu is also considered a World City with a Beta + classification according to GaWC.The surrounding Chengdu Plain is also known as the Country of Heaven (Chinese: 天府之国; pinyin: Tiānfǔ zhi Guó) and the Land of Abundance. Its prehistoric settlers included the Sanxingdui culture. Founded by the state of Shu prior to its incorporation into China, Chengdu is unique as a major Chinese settlement that has maintained its name (nearly) unchanged throughout the imperial, republican, and communist eras. It was the capital of Liu Bei's Shu during the Three Kingdoms Era, as well as several other local kingdoms during the Middle Ages.It is now one of the most important economic, financial, commercial, cultural, transportation, and communication centers in Western China. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, a hub of Air China and Sichuan Airlines is one of the 30 busiest airports in the world, and Chengdu Railway Station is one of the six biggest in China. Chengdu also hosts many international companies and more than 12 consulates. More than 260 Fortune 500 companies have established branches in Chengdu.
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00:04:12 1 Name
00:06:30 2 Logo
00:06:51 3 History
00:07:00 3.1 Early history
00:08:27 3.2 Imperial era
00:11:52 3.3 Modern era
00:17:10 4 Geography
00:20:32 4.1 Climate
00:23:24 4.2 Administrative divisions
00:24:14 5 Cityscape
00:25:20 5.1 Ancient fortress wall
00:26:10 6 Demography
00:27:13 7 Culture
00:27:30 7.1 Literature
00:28:47 7.2 Fine art
00:29:15 7.3 Religion
00:33:49 7.4 Education
00:34:20 7.5 Theatre
00:35:20 7.6 Language
00:35:51 7.7 Culinary art and tea culture
00:37:05 7.7.1 Teahouse
00:37:41 7.7.2 Hot Pot
00:38:17 7.8 Mahjong
00:39:31 7.9 Rural tourism: Nong Jia Le
00:40:34 7.10 Customs and festivals
00:40:43 7.10.1 Grand Temple Fair
00:41:22 7.10.2 Lantern Festival
00:41:54 7.10.3 Dujiangyan Water Releasing Festival
00:42:31 7.10.4 Huanglongxi Fire Dragon Festival
00:43:10 7.10.5 South China Snow and Ice Festival
00:43:51 8 Home of the giant panda
00:47:25 9 Main sights
00:47:34 9.1 World natural and cultural heritage sites
00:47:45 9.1.1 Mount Qingcheng
00:48:48 9.1.2 Dujiangyan Irrigation System
00:49:30 9.1.3 Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
00:51:24 9.2 Culture of poetry and the Three Kingdoms
00:51:35 9.2.1 Wuhou Shrine
00:52:43 9.2.2 Du Fu thatched cottage
00:53:43 9.3 Ancient Shu civilization
00:53:52 9.3.1 Jinsha Ruins
00:54:48 9.3.2 Golden Sun Bird
00:55:47 9.3.3 Sanxingdui Museum
00:56:28 9.4 Buddhist and Taoist cultures
00:56:38 9.4.1 Chengdu Daci Monastery
00:57:17 9.4.2 Wenshu Monastery
00:57:49 9.4.3 Baoguang Monastery
00:58:32 9.4.4 Qingyang Taoist Temple
00:59:17 9.5 Featured streets and historic towns
00:59:28 9.5.1 The Wide and Narrow Lanes
01:00:09 9.5.2 Jinli
01:01:09 9.5.3 Huanglongxi Historic Town
01:02:04 9.5.4 Chunxi Road
01:02:42 9.5.5 Anren Historic Town
01:03:37 9.5.6 Luodai Historic Town
01:04:35 9.5.7 Du Fu Thatched Cottage
01:05:10 10 Economy
01:09:03 10.1 Electronics and IT industries
01:13:18 10.2 Financial industry
01:16:18 10.3 Modern logistic industry
01:17:37 10.4 Modern business and trade
01:19:17 10.5 Convention and exhibition industry
01:20:33 10.6 Software and service outsourcing industry
01:21:48 10.7 New energy industry
01:23:27 10.8 Electronics and information industry
01:24:16 10.9 Automobile industry
01:25:31 10.10 Modern agriculture
01:26:10 10.11 Defense industry
01:26:53 10.12 Investment
01:27:46 10.13 Industrial zones
01:28:22 10.14 Real estate
01:30:42 11 Transport
01:30:51 11.1 Air
01:34:01 11.2 Railway
01:36:34 11.3 Metropolitan expressways
01:39:04 11.4 Coach
01:39:57 11.5 Highways
01:40:38 11.6 Chengdu Metro
01:41:28 11.7 Bus
01:42:04 11.8 River transport
01:43:13 12 Education
01:44:02 12.1 Colleges and universities
01:46:16 12.2 International schools
01:47:00 12.3 Major secondary schools
01:47:50 13 Consulates
01:48:25 14 Sports
01:48:34 14.1 Football
01:50:10 14.2 Tennis
01:52:47 14.3 Overwatch
01:53:12 14.4 Multi-sport events
01:53:37 14.5 Major sports venues
01:55:26 15 International Relations
01:55:36 16 See also
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Chengdu (Chinese: 成都; Sichuanese: Cengtu UK: , US: , Standard Mandarin: [ʈʂʰə̌ŋ.tú] (listen)), formerly romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan. It is one of the three most-populous cities in Western China, the other two being Chongqing and Xi'an. As of 2014, the administrative area housed 14,427,500 inhabitants, the largest in Sichuan, with an urban population of 10,152,632. At the time of the 2010 census, Chengdu was the fifth-most populous agglomeration in China, with 10,484,996 inhabitants in the built-up area including Xinjin County and Deyang's Guanghan City. Chengdu is considered a World City with a Beta + classification, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.Chengdu is located in ...