Baihe Monkey Reserve

Baihe Nature Reserve covers an area of 163 km2. Survey shows that there are over 1500 to 1800 Sichuan golden monkeys and many giant pandas living in the Reserve.

Unique to China, the golden monkey, or Rhinopithecusroxellanae, is under top state protection in China.
This species is endemic to southwestern China along the Tibetan plateau. The largest populations occur in Baihe Nature Reserve.

More than 1,600 golden monkeys, a rare species under top state protection in China, have been found at the Baihe Nature Reserve. They live in an area covering five square kilometers at the center of the nature reserve. They are divided into four to six tribes. The nature reserve has set up two monkey protection centers, and another one is being built.