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====Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries====
[[File:Chengdu Research Base Eingang.jpg|thumb|right|Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries]]
Covering a total of {{convert|9245|km2|abbr=on}} over 12 distinct counties and 4 cities, [[Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries]], lie on the transitional alp-canyon belt between the Sichuan Basin and the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. It is the largest remaining continuous habitat for giant pandas and home to more than 80 percent of the world's wild giant pandas. Globally speaking, it is also the most abundant temperate zone of greenery. The reserves of the habitat are {{convert|100|–|200|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from Chengdu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=四川大熊猫栖息地世界自然遗产 |url=http://www.djy.gov.cn/dyjgb_rmzfwz/c129463/2015-10/12/content_b9c07e790a0b4b14b70ba71a97c4f3e3.shtml |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Dujiangyan People's Government}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=云·游中国 {{!}} 四川大熊猫栖息地-中国世界遗产-文旅视频-海牙中国文化中心 |url=https://ccchague.org/news-show-589.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=ccchague.org |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017100704/https://www.ccchague.org/news-show-589.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries are the most well-known of their kind in the world, with Wolong Nature Reserve, generally considered as the "homeland of pandas". It is a core habitat with unique natural conditions, complicated landforms, and a temperate climate with diverse wildlife. Siguniang Mountain, sometimes called the "Oriental Alpine" is approximately {{convert|230|km|abbr=on}} away from downtown Chengdu, and is composed of four adjacent peaks of the Traversal Mountain Range. Among the four peaks, the fourth and highest stands {{convert|6250|m|abbr=on}} above sea level, and is perpetually covered by snow.<ref>{{Cite web |title=世界自然遗产——四川大熊猫栖息地 |url=https://gd.huaxia.com/c/2015/09/15/724693.shtml |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=gd.huaxia.com |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015065452/https://gd.huaxia.com/c/2015/09/15/724693.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=走进全球最大最完整的大熊猫栖息地——四川大熊猫栖息地｜跟着小观"云"游四川②_四川在线 |url=https://sichuan.scol.com.cn/ggxw/202210/58739295.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=sichuan.scol.com.cn |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002070752/https://sichuan.scol.com.cn/ggxw/202210/58739295.html |url-status=live }}</ref>