In southwest China Sichuan Provinceto take a look at the giant pandas. Six bears bred in captivity will be released into an enclosed forest in Sichuan. It was a major step forward in the country’s drive to send the endangered animals back to nature.

The pandas, aged two to four, will be released into the "Panda Valley" -- 134 hectares of enclosed forest, which is also known as the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Release Research Centre, home of the six giant pandas.

After a year’s observation on the health conditions and genetic backgrounds, the six pandas, were carefully selected from 108 pandas living at the Chengdu panda base. Zoologists believe releasing giant pandas into the wild will reduce the risk of inbreeding among the animals’ wild partners. In addition, researchers are confident that the pandas rate of survival will be high.