The garden is a haven for biodiversity and environmental protection. It stretches from 480 meters to 3,000 meters above sea level and is composed of five landforms-plains, hills, low mountains, middle mountains and high mountains.

It is not only at the forefront of China's research on conservation, but also a window for tourists to enjoy nature.

A giant panda national park spanning three provinces-Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu-is also under construction to help the species enrich its gene pool. The Qingling mountain range is one of the animal's major habitats.

The park will cover 27,134 sq km, three times the area of the United States' Yellowstone National Park. It will have a core area protecting giant pandas in 67 reserves as well as another 8,000 endangered animals and plants.

"The national park will provide a safer living territory for wildlife in the Qinling Mountains," Dang said.

Xinhua