World Natural Heritage: Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (3)

Siguniang Mountain belongs to the Qionglai Mountains and its main peak is called Yaomei Peak, and it is 6,240 meters above sea level. Siguniang Mountain is composed of four connecting snow peaks like four beautiful fairies wearing white dresses in the mountains. The four peaks are the 5,355-meter-high Dajie Peak, the 5,454-meter-high Erjie Peak, the 5,664-meter-high Sanjie Peak and the 6,250-meter-high Sijie Peak (Yaomei Peak). In addition, there is also the 5,413-meter-high Pomiao Mountain and the 4,487-meter-high Balang Mountain in this area. The Siguniang Mountain also contains three valleys, namely the Changping valley, the Shuangqiao valley and the Haizi valley.

About 240 wild giant pandas now live on Jiajin Mountain, accounting for about one-fourth of the total population of wild pandas in Sichuan and in China. The Jiajin Mountain area in the city of Ya’an has provided many live giant pandas to the country since 1955, accounting for 46 percent of the total giant pandas called on by the country, and 78 percent of the total number of “country gift” pandas that China has given to foreign countries. It is the world’s largest supplier of wild giant pandas. Jiajin Mountain Giant Panda Sanctuaries is also the type specimens sources of 82 kinds of vertebrates such as giant pandas and golden monkeys, as well as 105 kinds of higher plants such as Chinese dove trees.