Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda 🐼Breeding 成都大熊猫繁育研究基地 #1 🐼

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding 🐼 成都大熊猫繁育研究基地 The Chengdu Giant Panda 🐼 Breeding Research Base (or Chengdu Panda Base for short) specializes in baby pandas and their care. It's one of the most popular destinations to see pandas. And it's a must-go place when you go to Chengdu. Chinese: 成都大熊猫 🐼繁育研究基地 Location: About 10 km (6 mi) from downtown Chengdu Number of pandas: 50 Time needed: half day Best time: Visit in the morning, or at least before 2pm, to see active giant pandas. There are four panda bases in and around Chengdu. Chengdu Panda Base is great if you want to see pandas only. Chengdu Panda Base 🐼not only takes care of breeding pandas, but also focuses on providing interactive activities that teach people about pandas and their protection. Besides cute giant pandas, there are also red pandas, black swans, and peacocks in the base. It's a research center, so, unlike a zoo, it does not focus on displaying the animals. Best Time to Visit The panda base opens from 7:30am to 6:00pm. The best time to visit is in the morning, especially during feeding time between 8:30 and 10:00. After that, it's likely that the pandas will be indulging in their favorite pastime: sleeping! Giant pandas like cool weather. At cool times, giant pandas will play outside. But in summer time, pandas are likely to stay indoors to avoid the summer heat (over 26˚C or 79°F). If you are visiting in hot summer time (June, July, August) and don't see any pandas outside, you are suggested to go to the giant panda enclosures and delivery houses to see giant pandas indoors. When to See Baby Pandas Baby panda Pandas usually give birth in August. Thus visitors can see new-born pandas or panda babies in August and September. If you are visiting the base in this period, don't forget to see the pink or fluffy panda babies in Moonlight Delivery House and Sunshine Nursery house. If there are no new-born pandas to see, you can always go to the kindergarten to see young active pandas. 1375 Panda Avenue, Chenghua District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China Post code:610081 Sichuan is known for being home to giant pandas in the wild, and there are two popular sights to help with research and breeding of these incredible mammals—Chengdu Panda Breeding Center and Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center. Expand your panda knowledge, and see baby pandas up close by going on a half-day tour of one of the centers. No need to worry about figuring out local public transport as door-to-door transfers are included. One of Chengdu’s most popular attractions, this panda park 18km north of the city centre is the easiest way to glimpse Sichuan’s most famous residents. Don't, however, make the mistake of thinking you'll be seeing wild pandas. They are kept in large enclosures and have a dedicated team of scientists and keepers tending to their every need. As well as living, breathing pandas, there are some fascinating panda information centres and museums explaining panda conservation and husbandry. Home to nearly 120 giant and 76 red pandas, the base focuses on getting these notoriously love-shy creatures to breed and has been remarkably successful at it. March to May is the ‘falling in love period’ (wink wink). If you visit during summer or autumn, you may see tiny newborns in the nursery incubators. Tickets 1.All online real-name reservations:All visitors are required to make a reservation online in real name, and enter the park with the original valid ID card (passports) of the person filled in the reservation. Seniors aged 60 and above, as well as children aged 6 or under 1.3 meters in height, can enter the Park without prior reservation by presenting the original of their ID Card (or Passport).2. Opening hours:Morning entry: 7:30-12:00; afternoon entry: 12:00-17:00.Closing: 18:00.3. Reservation time:Tickets can be booked online up to 7 days in advance. Tickets of a day are available while stocks last. Visitors with afternoon tickets are advised not to arrive in the morning to spare the trouble of a long-time waiting.4. Reservation channels:Please book tickets through the official WeChat public account, WeChat mini program or authorized platforms (apps), such as “Meituan”, “Ctrip”, “Tiktok”, “Chengdu Scenic Spot Direct Bus” WeChat public account, and “Chengdu Tourist Bus” WeChat public account.Foreign visitors who are unable to purchase tickets online due to not having Chinese mobile phone number can purchase tickets at"trip.com"or go to the “Cash and Cards service window” when there are remaining tickets. Many gift shops and one shop selling Giant Panda National Park specialty products dot the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. With structures and indoor decorations incorporating biomimetic design principles, these wooden shops create visual continuity with the surrounding ecological landscape.