Yang Chun, the director of the nature reserve, said the panda was thought to be looking for fresh bamboo shoots.
The nature reserve was established primarily for the protection of giant pandas and the forest, where there are 43 animal species under state protection and 3,500 plant species. The reserve is also regarded as a museum for animals and plants.
A new ice sports center has been built in Urumqi for all the ice-related action, including speed and figure skating, curling and ice hockey, while snow-based events will be staged at two existing resorts on the outskirts of the city that has been fully refurbished for the event.
"The quality of ice here is wonderful, and I won't be surprised to see some records here in the next few days," he added.
Gregoire Jacques, a Canadian referee in charge of technique data recording, also praised the rink.
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Jacques also said he enjoyed Wednesday's opening ceremony a lot.
"My favorite part is the man with the little horse," he said. "The opening ceremony was wonderful and colourful. I can not ask more."
The 13th National Winter Games, which kicked off Wednesday, will run through Jan. 30. It is for the first time since the winter sporting gala was introduced in 1959 that the quadrennial event has been held outside the northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy to the United Nations said Friday that China hopes that the inter-government negotiations of the Security Council reform of the current General Assembly (GA) session will turn over a new page and return to a correct track.
Security Council reform bears on the common interest of all member states and long-term interest of the United Nations Men's Air Jordan 11 Low Black Gamma Blue Shoes Australia , said Liu Jieyi, China's permanent representative to the UN at Friday's GA meeting.
China has always been actively supporting the Security Council in its reasonable and necessary reforms aimed at enhancing the council's efficiency and authority, said Liu.
In accordance with the GA decision 62557 and the consensus of the member states, the reform negotiations should be led by the member states, Liu said.
The envoy also noted that China hopes that the negotiations will open a new page and return to a correct track that is membership-driven, built on the proposals Grade School's Air Jordan 11 Retro White Shoes Australia , suggestions put forward and efforts made by all the countries since the launch of the negotiations in 2009.
"We hope that member states will continue to be constructive in participating in the inter-governmental negotiations, seek out package solutions through extensive and democratic consultation and reach the broadest possible consensus," he added.
Moreover, he pointed out that "no time limits should be artificially set for the reform and no immature proposals should be forcefully pushed forward either."
Luxembourg's envoy to the United Nations, Sylvie Lucas, was appointed on Oct. 27 as the chair of the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) on UN Security Council reforms.
GA President Mogens Lykketoft Men's Air Jordan 1 KO OG Black Sport Blue Shoes Australia , after appointing Lucas, urged member states to build momentum and move forward the process of text-based negotiations before the next round of negotiations begin next week.
BAKU, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The first leg of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) Season IV Finals between Azerbaijan's Baku Fires and Cuba's Domadores took place in Baku on June 6 and 7, with the Cubans winning 3-2.
Baku Fires knocked out WSB defending champions Astana Arlans Kazakhstan in the semi-finals, while Domadores disposed of a Russian team to advance to the final.
Jeb Bush is leading the U.S. presidential campaign by at least one measure: financial support from Wall Street.
The former Florida governor who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination received more financial backing than any competitor - Democrat or Republican - from employees of the major Wall Street banks between July and the end of September, campaign filings released on Thursday show.