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To: RealMuLan who wrote (2303)	12/30/2003 12:17:18 PM
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World's largest giant panda park opens SW China ( 2003-12-30 11:37) (Xinhua) The world's largest park for giant pandas has opened in southwest China's Sichuan Province with an initial group of 20 animals. Located at Bifengxia Base of the China Giant Panda Research Center (CGPRC), Ya'an City, the park will cover an area of 400 hectares, of which 71.4 hectares has been completed. "The per capita living area of the 20 giant pandas is over 3.33hectares, enough for them to enjoy an active and comfortable life," said Tang Chunxiang, an official with the CGPRC. With an investment of 120 million yuan (14.46 million US dollars), the construction of the park began in April 2002. So far,16 standard shelters and auxiliary facilities, such as the research center and the veterinary center, have been completed. "In an environment of high density, the possibility of disease spread among the pandas and in-breeding is greatly raised," said Zhang Guiquan, the deputy director of the CGPRC. www1.chinadaily.com.cn