An energy firm in China has come up with a novel way to promote the development of renewable sources of energy; by arranging a solar panel farm to resemble the image of the country's national treasure, the panda.

Panda Green Energy's panda power plant in Datong, Shanxi province, northern China, hosts an estimated 1,500 acres of solar panels and hundreds have been arranged to resemble the country's most popular animal.

The solar panda was constructed in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to help tackle the need for more renewable sources of energy in China.