What are the Four Treasures of the Qinling Mountains? Introduction to the Four Treasures of the Qinling Mountains

1. The Four Treasures of the Qinling Mountains refer to the four rare animals living in the Qinling Mountains: crested ibis, giant panda, golden monkey and takin. Hanzhong has the reputation of "the birthplace of the Han family and the cornucopia of China" and has always been known as the "Four Treasures of Hanzhong", also known as the "Four Treasures of Qinling". These "Four Treasures" are the best footnote of the "Chinese Cornucopia", which is a testimony to the extremely superior ecological environment of Hanzhong. Among them, the Crested Ibis, the first of the "Four Treasures", is the "city bird" of Hanzhong City.

2. Due to their participation in the 2011 Xi'an World Horticultural Exposition, the giant panda, golden monkey, crested ibis and takin in the Qinling Mountains were called the Four Treasures of the Qinling Mountains and were admitted to the Four Treasures Pavilion of the Expo.

3. The crested ibis is a rare bird. Since the mid-20th century, due to the impact of human social production activities on the environment, it has been difficult for the crested ibis to adapt to the changed environment, and its number has decreased sharply. The crested ibis has a docile character, and Chinese people regard it as a symbol of auspiciousness and are called the "auspicious bird".

4. The Qinling giant panda has a round head that is more like a cat, with a smaller skull and larger teeth. In terms of fur color, the Qinling Giant Panda has dark brown chest spots and brown abdominal hair, making it look more beautiful and naive. People in Shaanxi call the Qinling Giant Panda "the beauty among national treasures."

5. Golden monkey, also known as golden-threaded monkey, snub-nosed monkey, blue-faced monkey, and lion-nosed monkey. It has a peculiar appearance, with a protruding mouth, nostrils pointing up to the sky, a red neck and a blue face, and its body is covered with fine, soft golden long hair. It is known as the "golden monkey" because of its glittering golden hair color. Local residents in Qinling also call it " "Spiritual beast" or "filial beast" or "benevolent beast".

6. The Qinling takin is a specialty animal of the Qinling Mountains. It is distributed along the main ridge of the Qinling Mountains above the fir forest. It is a national first-level protected animal. Its two long and thick forelimbs, two short and curved hind legs, and forked cloven hooves all enable the Qinling takin to adapt to high mountain climbing life.