Yaan Bifengxia Panda Base
Bifengxia Valley is located 16 km northwest of Ya'an City, which is about 150km away from Chengdu. Bifengxia Valley distinguishes itself for its vegetation, gorges, waterfall and snow. Bifengxia Wildlife Zoo the Bifengxia Wildlife Zoo is the made up of 3 areas: the wild beast zone,the tame beast zone and the night zoo. you can get to the wild beast area, in which tigers,lions and bears are seperated from eac other by fences, by sightseeing bus or go on foot to watch the docile animal in the tame zone.when your bus enter the wild animal zone, the black bear will try to climb the window, so be sure to close the window. the Bifengxia Night Zoo :the best time for sightseeing is 8:00pm-10:00 pm while the most exiting moment , the animals come out and move secretly, at this time you can hear whispers of the wind and the howling of the beasts, you may find what it is like to be in the wilderness with beasts roaming roaming around you in the dark, frightening , mysterious, adventurous like a nightmare, or just an exciting experience! in the zoo ,about 400 species of animals of more than 11.000 in total are on the endangered list. Among them, over 80 kinds of animals are under state protection and many others are also considered rare and precious. you may feed them, take pictures with them or watch their wonderful performances in four different arenas. *Bifengxia Panda Base* is the largest semi-captive breeding base for Giant Panda in the world. the tourist resort is the first scyenic area in China that incorporates an ecological zoo with natural scenery . here you can hug the panda to take photos: 500 yuan and 1000 yuan. the 1000rmb, you can hold longer time. *Bifengxia Panda Volunteering * you can also become a volunteer in Bifengxia Panda Base. you will work as follow: Cleaning panda areas and enclosures Cleaning general areas of the Panda Center Preparing food for the pandas such as carrots, apples, panda bread and their nutritious biscuits carrying bamboos Sometimes you might be able to help collect behavioral data You will also have plenty of time to watch and photograph the pandas


