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The 14th International Otter Congress will convene at the Tangjiahe Hotel Complex located deep inside the Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China. The Hotel Complex boasts a conference hall and multi-function rooms, accommodation of different standards and dining facilities. All participants of the 14th International Otter Congress will be staying at the Tangjiahe Hotel Complex and the Congress will be held at its conference hall, please refer to the floor plans below:
Tangjiahe (literally “River of the Tang family”, pronounced roughly as Tang-Jia-huh) is a mountainous area in the northern part of Sichuan Province, Southwest China. The Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve was established for panda conservation in 1978, and is one of the IUCN Green List areas, which include the best managed protected areas in China.
Covering an area of more than 40,000 ha with an elevation range of 1,150m to 3,864 m, Tangjiahe NNR supports diverse mammal and bird life in its different habitats, including iconic species such as Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) and Temminck’s Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii). Moreover, Tangjiahe is one of the very few locations in China where the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) can still be regularly seen.
Wildlife is plentiful and can be seen roaming freely around the Hotel Complex, with sightings of Sichuan Takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana), Chinese Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi), Tufted Deer (Elaphodus cephalophus), Tibetan Macaque (Macaca thibetana) and Golden Pheasant almost guaranteed if one takes a stroll around the Complex. If you are lucky, otters can be sighted too! However, beware of venturing out at night alone, as herds of takins, some of them bad-tempered, graze on the hotel lawn during the springtime.
