Qinling panda center to open to public by end of year

The Qinling Giant Panda Research Center was established in Xi'an in June 2018. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

"Over the past two decades, 24 panda cubs had been born through 21 (pregnancies) at the research center," Lei said.

According to the fourth national giant panda survey by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, there are more than 300 wild pandas living in the Qinling Mountains, which also is the place where wild pandas are most likely to be encountered in China.