• Shangri-La Hotels pledges more panda conservation as bamboo plantation complete

    15 January 2015

    Almost two years after Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts planted 15,840 bamboo seedlings on a 1.6-hectare plot, a lush bamboo plantation is complete and should be a boon to pandas in a nearby sanctuary. The plantation is in China’s Sichuan province and adjoins the Dujiangyan Giant Panda Rescue and Disease Control Centre – a base for rescued, ill or elderly wild giant pandas.

    Shangri-la Panda

    The plantation will ensure food security for the centre’s 29 giant pandas and four red pandas. Located at the foot of Mount Qing Cheng and a 90-minute drive from Chengdu, the plantation is enhanced with 144 cherry and magnolia trees to create a natural habitat for the pandas and to aid in their recovery and survival. Shangri-La is also planning a bamboo garden with different bamboo species that will benefit research and provide an information area for visiting students, guests and tourists.

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