Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, located in Qingchuan county, Guangyuan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, is recognized as a summer retreat, a natural oxygen bar and one of the best places to observe wildlife in China. 

A bird's-eye view of the Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve in Qingchuan county, Guangyuan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province [Photo provided by Guangyuan city]

The fairyland summer landscape of Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve [Photo provided by Guangyuan city]

When coming here, visitors won't want to miss the 26-km-long white water rafting ride in clear, mineral-rich rivers, with a drop amounting to 206m.

Surrounded by mountains, the drifting route is rich in fine views of green bamboo groves, strange rocks and deep precipices. Other activities such as a treetop adventure and camping are also worth checking out. 

Tourists get pleasure out of the white water rafting ride. [Photo provided by Guangyuan city]

Authentic mountain banquets are expected to be offered during the trip. Local chefs often use fresh bamboo fungus, morels, black fungus, shiitake mushrooms and other high-quality ingredients to prepare each mouth watering dish. 

Morels grow in the treasured land. [Photo provided by Guangyuan city]

Various mountain delicacies are popular with tourists. [Photo provided by Guangyuan city]

Visitors will probably run into wild animals, either climbing on trees or squatting on the ground, who sometimes give passers-by big puppy-dog eyes. The nature reserve for forestry and wild animals, especially giant pandas, is a holy land among nature conservationists all over the world.

By virtue of its advantageous resources, it is praised by Chinese and foreign experts as a "natural gene pool”, a "home of lives", and the "green pearl" in the Minshan Mountains.

Wild herds live in harmony on the grasslands. [Photo provided by Guangyuan city]

A giant panda seeking food [Photo provided by Guangyuan city]

Tangjiahe, as one of the low-altitude areas on the planet with a highest encounter rate of wild animals, has also been listed among the first batch of Best Protected Areas of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

In recent years, it has attracted prestigious domestic universities, such as Tsinghua University and Peking University, to hold classes here, and has been chosen as a site for international events, including the China-ASEAN Wildlife Conservation Training Workshop, and the International Alliance of Protected Areas Annual Meeting.