Country Focus - CHINA


Three Pandas Enjoying Eachother's Company - Photo Credit: Zhang Zhihe

Drexel students at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Two Drexel University Department of Biology students, Dane Ward & LeeAnn Haaf both students of the departments Environmental Science Program, will be leaving for Chengdu China early in April to continue studies on the Giant Panda.  This latest research trip will last almost six months and continue to foster the newly formed relationship between Drexel University and the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. 

While in China Ward & Haaf will continue to provide assistance to the base’s breeding efforts as well as focus their research efforts on environmental concerns related to both the Giant Panda and the Chinese public.  The students work while in China can be followed on a blog soon to become available.   

Contact: Dane Ward
dcw33@drexel.edu 

 


    Country Profile


Full name: People's Republic of China

Population: 1.33 billion (UN, 2007)

Capital: Beijing

Largest city: Shanghai

Area: 9.6 million sq km (3.7 million sq miles)

Major language: Mandarin Chinese

Major religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism

Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN)

Monetary unit: 1 Renminbi (yuan) (Y) = 10 jiao = 100 fen;

Main exports: Manufactured goods, including textiles, garments, electronics, arms

GNI per capita: US $2,360 (World Bank, 2007)

Internet domain: .cn

International dialing code: +86