Baoxing County is located in the northwest of Sichuan, China. It has overlapping mountains, sweet streams, towering trees, and pleasant scenery all year round. It is located in the transition zone from basin to plateau and mountains. It contains nearly a quarter of all animal species in China, many of which are rare birds and animals. When the French missionary Armand David lived in China from 1862 to 1874, he learned that there were many kinds of animals in Baoxing, Sichuan, some of which were rare species that were not known to people. He arrived in Baoxing from Shanghai and served as Mu Pingdong. The fourth generation priest of Ha Deng Chi Gou Church.
In the spring of 1869, Dai David passed by a house named Li on the way. Suddenly, a strange black and white animal skin hanging on the wall attracted David deeply. The owner told him: The locals call this animal "white bear", "flower bear" or "bamboo bear". It is very docile and generally does not hurt people. David was extremely excited. He estimated that this animal "will be an interesting new species in science." This discovery will fill a gap in the worlds animal research. In order to get this strange animal, David hired 20 local hunters to hunt for it. On March 23, the hunters sent the first little "white bear". Unfortunately, they killed it in order to make it easier to carry.
