For the third consecutive year, Chengdu was among the top five in a national ranking of cities based on tourist satisfaction, according to an annual survey by the China Tourism Academy.
Two dozen eager semifinalists from North America gathered in Washington on Tuesday to compete for positions as panda ambassadors, also known as Pambassadors.
The UN World Tourism Organization unveiled an agency to observe tourism development on Oct 12 in Chengdu as part of its Global Observatory on Sustainable Tourism program.
Home of giant pandas, archaeological wonders and renowned cuisine, Chengdu is a city with a wealth of tourism resources, which local leaders say are crucial to boosting the city's economy as well as gaining influence abroad.
The Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding (Chengdu Panda Base), WildAid and the Yao Foundation launched the 2012 Chengdu "Pambassador" Recruiting Campaign in Shanghai on Sept 10.
Aaron Schauer and his wife planned to see the newborn giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington DC on Sunday, but as they walked to the panda habitat around noon, they heard that the week-old cub had passed away only about two hours earlier.
Liu Yunkang has been bitten several times by dogs, but he never expected to be bitten by a panda.
Bears to be released into natural habitat, Jiang Xueqing and Huang Zhiling report from Wolong and Dujiangyan, Sichuan province.
In China, most giant pandas live in the mountains of Qinling, Minshan, Qionglai, Daxiangling and Xiaoxiangling.
By the end of 2011, the number of wild giant pandas in the world was about 1,590.
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