In the dense forest of the Daxiangling Mountains in Sichuan Province grows the favorite food of giant pandas—bamboo. In the wild, giant pandas generally live at relatively high altitudes and prefer cool environments with rugged terrain and abundant food and water, making the mountain range an ideal habitat.
The Daxiangling Mountains are part of the Giant Panda National Park, which straddles the borders of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. Nestled in the mountain range is the Daxiangling Giant Panda Wild Training and Releasing Base, the largest of its kind in the nation. The base sits in Yingjing County of Ya’an City in Sichuan.
