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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Location

1375 Panda Avenue, north of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

Reasons to visit

The most popular place to watch cute China Giant Pandas in Chengdu

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Opening Hours

November to February: 8:00-17:30(Last entry is 16:30)
March to October: 7:30-18:00(Last entry is 17:00)

What you could not miss in Chengdu is the world famous Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding which is located about 25km out of Chengdu City. This huge institution replicates the natural habitat of the giant panda and is dedicated to preserving and increasing their population so they will not become extinct. You are able to get real close-up to some pandas and photograph them as well as the so-called lesser red pandas which really look and act like raccoons.

One of the biggest attractions is the panda breeding center where you can watch the baby pandas through glass in their playpens. You are not allowed to photograph the baby pandas, as the flash can hurt their eyes. Another highlight is the video you watch about the reserve and panda reproduction and learn how a panda gives birth to a baby cub. The baby just slides out and at the first time mothers don't know what it is, so it is common for them to accidentally kill the baby as they swat it around if the researchers can not help out in time. In all, it is nice to see all in the panda breeding center.

It’s best to visit the base in the mornings as early as possible. You’ll see most action from the pandas between 8am and 11am – after that they’re likely to be sleeping. And, while you might not want to plan your whole trip around it, if you visit the base in September or October you’ll be able to see newborn pandas in the nursery.

Optional Activities in Chengdu Panda Base:
Top China Travel is glad to introducing some joyful optional activities in Chengdu Panda Base:
► Taking photos with small pandas (one-year-old)
► Playing with panda (5 min)
► Panda Base volunteer day tour

History

In 1997,Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding established the first opening laboratory in the study of Chinese endemic endangered animals under the subsidization of state planning commission, planning commission of Chengdu, and Chengdu panda breeding research foundation for more than 15 million. According to the international first-class scenic spot construction and reception standard, the base in recent years used limited resources to increase tourism environment and infrastructure investment. In 2006 by the national tourism administration it was formally awarded "national AAAA level scenic spots”. As the national, provincial municipal window, the base has received dozens of world leaders and guests since it established.

Geography Environment

Chengdu Research Base is located in the northern suburb of Chengdu Futou hill, more than 10 kilometers away from downtown, the transportation is convenient, and it has a unique geographical advantage of the development of the giant panda characteristic tourism. Since its establishment, fully simulate the natural ecological environment of the wild giant pandas gardening technique, it built pool, stream, lake ornamental plants such as forest, lawn and planting bamboo forest, etc., the natural mountain scenery and beautiful artificial landscape skillfully combined, make the environment more close to nature and create a good environment for animal survival.

Our team visited Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in 2013

What to see

Bronze statue of mother and son giant pandas

Bronze statue of mother and son giant pandas is the landmark of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. It is one of the most popular places to take pictures in the park. An identical statue also stands in Phoenix, USA, city of friendship of Chengdu.

Famous and popular Giant Pandas

He Hua, also known as Hua Hua, was born on July 4th, 2020. He Hua is highly recognizable with a pointed muzzle and a short, chubby body. She is affectionately known as Hua Hua. He Hua is loved by many domestic tourists because of her cute appearance and lively character.

He Ye was also born on July 4th, 2020. He is the younger twin brother of He Hua. He Ye is a lively, fast-moving panda who often likes to play in the playground.

Red Pandas

The red pandas are similar in shape with raccoon. They have a red brown fur and nine bright golden rings on their tails, which are praised as the most beautiful animals known to mankind. If you meet red pandas going out for a walk, please don't touch them and make way for them.

Swan Lake

White swan, black swan, mandarin duck and red duck live in the characteristic artificial lake in Chengdu research base of giant panda. Swan Lake is the best bird-watching base in Chengdu in terms of respect for nature and environmental protection in design and planning, so as to achieve the effect of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

Moon Giant Panda Nursery House

Moon Giant Panda Nursery House is the place where giant pandas love, mate and rear. It consists of six areas, covering an area of 3,600 square meters, and is the largest panda nursery house in the world at present. It is one of the must-visit places of the Chengdu Panda Base.

Panda Scientific Discovery Center

Panda Scientific Discovery Center introduces the scientific knowledge of giant panda's breeding, heredity, nutrition and endocrine, as well as the secrets of giant panda's life and the stories of giant pandas and researchers. You can experience the growth process of giant pandas by the multimedia interaction.

Panda Hospital

It is a specialized hospital that provides medical care, disease treatment and field rescue for rare wild animals such as giant pandas and red pandas. It mainly carries out research on diagnosis, treatment and disease prevention of internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, parasitology and epidemiology related to rare wild animals such as giant pandas and red pandas.

Panda Kitchen

Panda Kitchen is the food distribution center for all giant pandas and red pandas in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Here, you can watch all kinds of raw materials of giant panda’s foods, samples of bamboo(giant pandas’ staple foods) and bamboo shoots, and you can also watch the whole process of making giant panda's cakes.

Shop and Restaurants in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

"The Home of Panda" gift shop
The Home of Panda is at the right of the entrance. The Home of Panda outer wall adopts brown wooden materials for decoration, its style is in harmonious collocation with the base landscape, and fully highlight the ecological characteristics of the base; the layout is reasonable, container, commodity is neat and tidy. And the salers are enthusiastic and polite to provide bilateral language service in both English and Chinese, which has brought great convenience for the domestic and foreign tourists shopping.

Tourists Shopping Service Center
Tourists Shopping Service Center is located in the left of tourist service center which is an open type shopping site. Its size is appropriate, it is functional, the wooden shelves are compactly and reasonably put, and there are Chinese traditional characteristics souvenirs.

The Panda Bookstore
The Panda Bookstore is located near the Panda Charm Theater. The bookstore is small and exquisite and it is close compactly with Panda Charm Theater. And the wooden building is harmonious and compatible with the base that shows the style of primitive simplicity ecology.

Panda Restaurant

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding possesses Chinese restaurant, leisure outdoor cafe, canteen, etc. Chinese restaurant can accommodate 200 people dining at the same time, the chef has its unique cooking techniques and the cuisine is mainly traditional Sichuan cuisine, with various travel packages, conference banquet dinner and various grades of dining banquet. And the outdoor cafe can receive 100 people drink tea leisurely at the same time.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding Travel Tips

1. The tickets of Chengdu panda base are divided into two periods.

November to February: 8:00-17:30(Last entry is 14:30)

During November to February, you can enter the Chengdu panda base from 8:00 to 12:00 or 12:00 to 16:30. Please clarify the types of your tickets according to your actual situation.

March to October: 7:30-18:00(Last entry is 17:00)

During March to October, you can enter the Chengdu panda base from 7:30 to 12:00 or 12:00 to 17:00. Please clarify the types of your tickets according to your actual situation.

2. If you want to see the famous giant pandas like Hua Hua and He Ye, you should get up early and get to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding early. And you may need to wait in line for a long time because the crowds of tourists.

3. At days of hot weather(temperature over 26℃), the giant pandas will be taken to indoor enclosures, you can visit them inside. Under this circumstance, you can reach the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding earlier or visit the giant pandas inside.

How to Get to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

1. By taxi. It is the most convenient way, you can take taxi from Chengdu downtown or other places to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

2. Metro & shuttle bus. You can take Metro Line 3 to Panda Avenue Station(Xiongmao Dadao Station 熊猫大道站), get out of the station from Exit A, then take the shuttle bus 408 to the south gate of Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

3. Metro & Bus. You can take Metro Line 3 to Zoo Station(Dongwuyuan Station 动物园站), then take the bus 655 or bus 87 to the south gate of Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

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