In 2002, Changqing received the "Successful Nature Reserve" award from the Ministry of Forestry and in 2004 was one of ten projects listed in the Shaanxi Landscape and Tourism Development Project.

Changqing is also member of Green Globe 21, a world-wide benchmarking and certification program which facilitates sustainable travel and tourism.  It is also a member of the Chinese Man International Network of Biosphere Reserves.

All profits from our tours go to the Bureau of Changqing Nature Reserve, to assist with wildlife conservation and reserve management.

Changqing National Nature Reserve was established in 1995 to protect the giant panda and its habitat.  This species is highly endangered and can be classified as a species of significant ecological value—that is, protection of this species guarantees the protection of all other plants and animals that live within the same conservation area.

Conservation is one of the most important management issues at Changqing, and so the Reserve has been involved in numerous international projects, including the Global Environment Fund Nature Reserve Management Project and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Protection and Development Project.  These projects have resulted in enhanced conservation-minded management of the environment.  Global Environment Fund now ranks Changqing in the top ten Chinese models of reserve management.