The Yunnan Safari Park opened on July 4. It is situated at the north suburb of Kunming City and covers an area of 3,000 mu. A total of 18,000 animals will be raised there. Visitors will be able to watch white tigers, lions, bears and red pandas in a relatively open environment.

A red panda frolicking in the bamboo woods of the Yunnan Safari Park on July 5.

A tiger walking through the woods of the Yunnan Safari Park on July 5.

A little monkey frolicking on the grassland of the Yunnan Safari Park on July 5.

(People's Daily July 7, 2004)