Pingwu Golden Snub-nose Monkey

Golden Snub-nose Monkey is unique in China. There are different spieces of snub-nose monkeys in China. The Sichuan Golden Snub-nose Monkey is one unique kind and are found in places in the mountains of Sichuan, Gansu and Sha'anxi Province by Qionglaishan Range, Minshan Range and Qinling Range be altitude between 1500m and 3300m forest.

Golden Snub-nose Monkey in Pingwu

The Golden Snub-nose Monkey Reserves numbers total 15. They include Hubei Shennongjia Reserve, Sichuan Baihe Reserve, Gansu Baishuijiang Reserve, Shaan'xi Zhouzhi Reserve and Foping Reserve, Wolong Reserve, Tangjiahe Reserve, Wanglang/Pingwu Reserve. Among these places, Pingwu is one of the best places to see Golden Snub-nose Monkeys. Nature reserves are not allowed to keep Golden Snub-nose Monkeys in captive for people to watch but the one in Pingwu one can get very close to see Golden Snub-nose Monkeys while they are still not kept in captive.

Where is this Place?

Pingwu Golden Snub-nose Monkey Place is located 320km north to the city of Chengdu that by driving it takes around 5 hours to get to. Public transport is difficult to get to this place. We recommend you to hire a car to get there from Chengdu.

Golden Snub-nose Monkey

What is this place?

It's not a reserve nor sanctuary it's not a zoo, it's a unenclosed area where golden snub nose monkeys are looesely kept by people in a relatively- small place for tourists to see. It is located within the Pingwu nature Reserve. It involves walking for around 20 to 30 minutes on paved stairs. This place is still in the wild with no human modification of forest or nature. You may have photos taken resembling monkeys in the wild. However, if you'd like to see/take photos of golden snub nose monkeys in the actual wild, then this may feel like cheating.

Entrance Tickets and Business Hour

Entrance ticke to this place costs CNY60 per person, you may stay in there whole day. It starts to open by 9am and closes by around 4pm each day. You may go there before they open and stay there longer after they close if you are keen to take good photos of Golden Snub-nose Monkeys.

Planning and Suggetion

We recommend you to plan at least 2 days for this place if you start from Chengdu and then will have 2 half days inside this place. We also recommend you to include a visit to the neighboring Tangjiahe Nature Reserve to have more chances to see other wild life.