China is making plans to create a large protected space for one of its most famous creatures: the giant panda. The planned Giant Panda National Park would be two times the size of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The Bank of China has promised 10 billion yuan, or $1.5 billion, to set up the protective area. It will be in the southwestern province of Sichuan, China’s forest ministry said Thursday. The Sichuan office of the central bank signed an agreement with the provincial government to pay for the park’s construction. The work is to be completed by 2023. The Associated Press reports that the ministry said the park will measure 2 million hectares. The projects aims to help the local economy while also providing the endangered animals with a huge, unbroken area in which they can meet and mate with other pandas.
Title: Chinese Officials Sign Deal to Create Giant Panda National Park
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data-start-time='21792' data-end-time='33021'>The Bank of China has promised 10 billion yuan, or $1.5 billion, to set up the protective area.</span> <span data-start-time='33021' data-end-time='41646'>It will be in the southwestern province of Sichuan, China’s forest ministry said Thursday.</span> <span data-start-time='41646' data-end-time='51250'>The Sichuan office of the central bank signed an agreement with the provincial government to pay for the park’s construction.</span> <span data-start-time='51250' data-end-time='55958'>The work is to be completed by 2023.</span> <span data-start-time='55958' data-end-time='64604'>The Associated Press reports that the ministry said the park will measure 2 million hectares.</span> <span data-start-time='64604' data-end-time='79188'>The projects aims to help the local economy while also providing the endangered animals with a huge, unbroken area in which they can meet and mate with other pandas.</span> </p></div><div 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