Sichuan's Diplomatic Card: Giant Pandas – No One Can Argue!

Sichuan people say:

Besides giant pandas, you can argue about anything else!

Talking about giant pandas, they are not only our national treasure but also a symbol of our Sichuan province. I think that besides Sichuan, there is no place in the world that values pandas as much, this statement may be seen as scoffing at, but if you have ever been to Sichuan or really understand Sichuan, you will understand.

▲(Sichuan Business Card—Giant Panda)

Sichuan is home to eighty percent of the world's giant pandas. As netizens jokingly say, 'It's as if everyone in Sichuan has a panda as their pet, and they ride them everywhere.' Although this is just a exaggeration, it reveals the envy and jealousy of Sichuan people. As Sichuan people, we are proud and confident because of the efforts of our predecessors to protect giant pandas. As a return, giant pandas have brought a lot of benefits to Sichuan, and Sichuan's name has been famous all over the world because of giant pandas.

In Sichuan, besides live giant pandas, there are many elements about pandas. If you have carefully learned about Sichuan or been to Sichuan, you should know that in many cities in Sichuan, whether it's everyday life like food, clothing, housing, and transportation, or high-end international exchanges and international events, there are a lot of panda elements. It can be said that Sichuan has used panda elements to the extreme, and among all the panda elements, the most famous is the Chengdu Spring City panda climbing building sculpture. I think that anyone who has been to Spring City will have a photo of the panda climbing building sculpture in their phone.

▲(Chengdu Hotspot)

When it comes to the hometown of giant pandas, some people may be confused. Besides Sichuan, giant pandas are distributed in Gansu and Shaanxi provinces in China. Why is Sichuan recognized as 'the hometown of giant pandas'?

If you carefully check the distribution map of giant pandas, you will find that the pandas in Gansu and Shaanxi are living in deep mountains near Sichuan. This also shows that these pandas may have come to Sichuan to visit.

And that's why Sichuan is called 'the hometown of giant pandas' not only because there are more pandas in Sichuan, but also because the first giant panda was discovered in Sichuan in 1869 by French missionary Armand David in the Beehive Village, Yanjing, Baxiang County. This was the first time giant pandas appeared before people's eyes, so this place is also called 'the hometown of the world's giant pandas.'

▲(Baxiang County Advertisement)

That's why Sichuan can use pandas as its symbol and a diplomatic card, and no one can argue with it!

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2020.3.21