Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding Giant Panda Brood Area — Attraction in Chengdu

We first as part of tour and then again on our own. It is located just on the outer edge of Chengdu. It was about 17 km from where we were staying. We found the tour we took too short to see everything eventhough we were there for almost 3 hours. Expect a lot of your time to be spent waiting in ques even on rainy days. Both days we arrived before 7:30 am. The Ticket window opens at that time. The lines move fast and you also get a 50% off the ticket price if you are over 60 years old. Expect to do a lot of walking and there is a lot of hills. There are also a lot of ques but the park keeps them moving fairly well. We went in July 2018, and they had approximately 134 pandas. Don't expect to see all of them. The number of pandas available as we learned does change. We were lucky to see pandas from 6 weeks old to 4 years old. They are AMAZING and fun to watch. The park is large so you are able to get away from the crowds. If you Love Pandas this is the place to visit and expect to spend more than 5 hours exploring and just watching Pandas. There are also Red Pandas (but they are not as much fun to watch). The Park provides a lot of great information in both Chinese and English explaining how care for all the Pandas. There are cafes and places to eat in the Park. If you catch a taxi like we did expect to have to negotiate with the taxis unless you know the bus system. Most of the taxi drivers speak...

Located in the grounds of what was once a classic zoo the research center has repurposed all the animal enclosures for the housing of a single species, the Giant Panda. Actually this is not quite true as you will find a number of areas housing the very cute Red Panda.

The expansive grounds of the research center are beautifully landscaped with more formal gardens gradually merging to native forest areas. Dotted throughout the grounds the various panda enclosures provide, what appears to my untrained eyes at least, an excellent environment for the animals. The keepers have selected large heavily forested and private enclosures for those Panda that are shy of people or other panda. Those animals that have been raised in captivity or are relaxed amongst other Panda are housed in an environment that looks to provide a stimulating and happy place to live. The animals appear to play and and interact with each other well as well as showing a significant interest in the goings on of the keepers in the lead up to breakfast time!!

A thoroughly rewarding experience at a truly world class location.

P.S. try to plan your visit so you get there at opening time. The enclosures get cleaned, the Panda get fed first thing so are most active at this time. Later in the day, panda do what panda do...

Amazing experience, lots of pandas everywhere, come early in the morning for a better chance to see the pandas before the place gets crowded. Pandas are seen everywhere, and the place is designed perfectly, there are many sections for different kinds of pandas, the walking routes have benches placed alongside them in case you get tired while walking. There are signs everywhere explaining everything you ever wish to know, details about the pandas and interactive routes to learn about pandas in a unique fascinating way. There are baby panda centers, feeding hours are written on a well made map which you get when entering the park, the map also includes venues for children and simple to understand guides off the park, there are multiple toilets placed for your convenience, cafes, vending machines for drinks and much more. There is also a panda museum and as a bonus a butterfly museum above it. The experience was breath taking, life changing. If you're interested in pandas, animals, or even just visiting China, it is a must to come here. It...