Changqing Nature Reserve is located in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, 300 km south of Xi 'An. The reserve, which reaches elevations of over 3000m, is one of the most important ecological areas in China.

It provides one of the best and last remaining places where Giant Pandas, Golden Takin, Golden Monkeys and Crested Ibis can be found in the wild. It is also home to 39 other threatened animals and 31 threatened plants.

Not only does the area offer stunning mountain landscapes and the chance to view wildlife, it also contains a number of cultural sites, including the Han Dynasty Tangluo Trail, remains of ancient temples, shrines and roads.   

Visiting the reserve also gives you an opportunity to experience life in an authentic Chinese village, where people still live a traditional lifestyle and practice traditional agricultural methods.

   Changqing Nature Reserve is home to 248 species of vertebrates: 16 species of fish, 8 species of amphibians,19 species of reptiles, 154 species of birds and 51 species of mammals.

Changqing Reserve is home to what are considered China's Four National Treasure's; the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), golden monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellanae), golden takin (Budorcas toxicolor bedfordi) and crested ibis (Nipponia nippon).

Changqing Nature Reserve is located on the dividing line between the north and south climatic and biological zones. Because of it's special location, the reserve contains 2,039 species of seed plants, belonging to 762 genera. It contains 31 plant species that have been listed in the “red book” of plants on the verge of extinction in China. The reserve is also home to 311 medicinal plants. Your guides will be able to give you berries used in traditional Chinese medicine to try!

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