The panda cam you’re watching shows baby pandas in the Happiness Village yard, named in honor of Xingfucun, one of many villages devastated in a 2008 earthquake.
About the Panda Center
A local legend tells of a giant dragon that wandered into a beautiful and lush valley. The dragon was mesmerized by the valley and decided the take a nap there, and never woke up because it was so peaceful. The valley became known has Wolong, which translates to “Sleeping Dragon” in Chinese.
This beautiful valley is home to some of the last remaining pandas on earth. The Wolong Panda Center is located in the Wolong Nature Reserve, which was created in 1963 to preserve one of the national symbols of China.
The original center was severely damaged in a 2008 earthquake and a new center recently opened in Gengda. The new center includes a 5,000 square foot research laboratory, panda hospital, office building, management building, training center, over 50 enclosures for giant pandas and a 680 acre bamboo forest for the captive pandas.
Our partners at Pandas International will stop by to answer questions, so please post them in the comments section.
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