内容简介

大熊猫在蓝色星球的第一次漫步，是在遥远的800万年前； 
人类第一次清晰地听到大熊猫的脚步声，是在1869年乍暖还寒的早春。 
从大熊猫出现在人类面前的那一刻起，它的“食色性也”就深深地吸引着世人的眼光。 
100多年过去了，大熊猫依然是让人着迷。 
大熊猫似乎没有过去，因为我们不知道“它是谁”， 
有人梳理出了大熊猫从古到今的几十个名称，但哪一个是“大熊猫”？ 
大熊猫又往哪里去？ 
虽然从“濒危”降到“易危”，但野外大熊猫的数量依然少得可怜 
我们试图揭开大熊猫身上的神秘面纱，让大熊猫永远和人类和谐共生…… 

The giant panda, or the panda, a rare species that first appeared as early as 8 million years ago, has retained its original appearance and kept its physiological habits over the years, becoming the living fossil of animals on the earth today and the relic of primitive organisms.

As a rare animal in the world as well as in China, the giant panda is few in number, no more than 2000 with the wild and the captive combined. But giant pandas and their habitats have drawn worldwide attention since they are flagship species to be protected for biodiversity.

The giant panda is the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the giant panda flag can still be seen fluttering around the world. The giant panda has borne witness to major international sports events like the Asian Games and the Olympic Games as the mascot. The giant panda habitat in China has been included on the World Heritage List…

作者简介

高富华，四川省芦山县人，四川省作协会员，雅安日报高级记者。著有《大熊猫史话（1869—2019）》、《和平使者熊猫巴斯》、《穿行在大熊猫村庄》等书。其中《巴斯百年“风雨”》入选中国作协2006年度报告文学精选集。 
Gao Fuhua, from Lushan County, Sichuan Province, is a member of Sichuan Writers' Association and a senior reporter of Ya 'an Daily. He is the author of History of the Giant Panda (1869-2019), Basi ,the Peace Messenger Panda, Walking through the Giant Panda Village, and other books. Among them, Bass’ hundred years of wind and rain was selected into the 2006 annual reportage collection of China Writers Association.

目录

Preface 01 
Chapter I 
Discovery of the Giant Panda 
Section 1 The Mysterious Black-and-White Bear 002 
Section 2 Panda Mania 023 
Section 3 Giant Pandas and Their Hunters 037 
Section 4 Protection and Research of the Giant Panda 052 
Section 5 The Giant Panda in Wartime 068 
Chapter II Giant Pandas as Diplomatic Gifts 
Section 1 Ping Ping: the First Diplomatic Gift 078 
Section 2 Ji Ji: A Symbol of Commitment to Wildlife Conservation 084 
Section 3 Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing in the US 091 
Section 4 Pe Pe and Ying Ying: A Giant Panda Family outside China 097 
Section 5 The Last Panda Pair as Diplomatic Gifts 101 
Chapter III Giant Panda Stars 
Section 1 Basi: the Star at the Chinese New Year Gala 108 
Section 2 Happy Lives of Handicapped Giant Pandas 114 
Section 3 The Qinling Mountains: Home to Brown Giant Pandas 120 
Section 4 Pan Pan: A Heroic Father 128 
Section 5 A Loving Couple: Xin Xing and Chuan Chuan 134 
Section 6 Yuan Zai Was Born of Love 138 
Section 7 Captive Breeding of Giant Pandas 142 
Chapter IV Conservation of Giant Pandas 
Section 1 Gorgeous Homeland: A Land of Mountains and Rivers 148 
Section 2 The Giant Panda and Its Companion Animals and Plants 157 
Section 3 A Big Family: Giant Panda National Park 166 
Section 4 Releasing Giant Pandas into the Wild 174 
Section 5 The Giant Panda Culture 182