An Art Gallery devoted to the Giant Panda - Fuzhou, Fujian, China - Chen Yulin
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People's Daily. Tuesday, September 25, 2001 udpted 15:33 (GMT+8)
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200109/25/eng20010925_80992.html
An art gallery on giant pandas has been opened to visitors in
Fuzhou, capital of east China's Fujian Province. It is the
first of its kind in China. Situated inside the " World of
Giant Pandas" in Fuzhou, the gallery holds several thousands
works of art related to giant pandas, one of the rarest
animals listed under state top protection in China, ranging
from paintings, stamps, sculptures to photos.
Chen Yulin, initiator of the gallery and also head of the
Fuzhou Giant Panda Research Center, explained that the
specialized establishment was designed to enhance people's
awareness of environmental protection and for them to show
their care for the survival of all endangered animals,
including giant pandas, by appreciating the artistic
images of the giant pandas at the gallery. According to
Chen, all the works exhibited at the gallery were donated.
There are about 1,000 giant pandas in the wild, most of
them living in the mountains of west China.