Wolong National Nature Reserve ( ) is a protected area located in Wenchuan County , Sichuan Province , People 's Republic of China . Established in 1963 with an initial size of about 20,000 hectares , the reserve was further expanded in 1975 , covering an area of about 200,000 hectares in the Qionglai Mountains region . There are over 4,000 different species recorded in the reserve . According to China 's Third National Giant Panda Survey , Wolong National Nature Reserve houses about 150 wild individuals of highly endangered giant pandas . The reserve is also a home to many other endangered species including : snow leopards , red pandas , golden monkeys , white-lipped deer and many precious plants . Before the devastating 2008 Wenchuan earthquake Wolong got up to 200,000 visitors every year . Its area is superseded by the Wolong Special Administrative Region
2008 Wenchuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Wolong National Nature Reserve