The last home of the giant panda — the bamboo forests of the Min and Qionglai ranges provide the ultimate refuge for this low-metabolic-rate marvel of evolution.

Min Mountains / Qionglai Mountains Sichuan

lush subalpine bamboo forests dense with green arrow bamboo (箭竹), mossy fir trees, misty mountain slopes, and a giant panda (大熊猫) resting and eating bamboo