Wolong National Nature Reserve 四川卧龙国家级自然保护区

Wolong National Nature Reserve (simplified Chinese:卧龙自然保护区; traditional Chinese:卧龙自然保护区; pinyin:Wòlóng Zìránbǎohùqū) is a protected area located in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, People's *****************. 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 Its area is superseded by the Wolong Special Administrative Region.