Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center

Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center, located in the north suburb of Chengdu in China, is 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Chengdu city. Now it has become the main base nationally for protecting the rare endangered wild animals such as pandas.

In the beginning, there were only six pandas rescued from the wild field when it was built, however, the number of the pandas have successfully increased by more than 70 for over 20 years.

The center houses abundant information and exhibitions on pandas, which is a quick way to know about the life of pandas. Besides pandas, there are other endangered wild animals in the center, such as black-necked cranes, white storks and peacocks which are fed and bred in this center all throughout the year.

Background information
The number of pandas is very rare in the world, so pandas are considered endangered wild animals by all the states where pandas are kept. In China, the giant pandas only are distributed in Gansu Province, Shanxi Province and Sichuan Province. There are no more than 1,000 pandas in total in China, of which 80% are fed and bred in Sichuan Province.  Many visitors come to Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center for a visit of Pandas in China each year.

The main features of the Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center
A panda museum was established in Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center in 1993 with the total area of 4,000 square meters (0.4 hectare), which is the only thematic museum for rare endangered wild animals in the world. Now there are three exhibition halls in the museum: the Giant Panda Hall, the Vertebrate Hall and the Butterfly Hall. More than 800 photos about pandas are displayed in the museum and over 2,140 types of specimens from Sichuan Province are showed for the visitors in the museum, which provides important information for protecting the natural bio-diversity.

Getting there
Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center is located in Caotang Road in the west suburb of Chengdu city. You can take bus No. 902 to get there directly. You can also take bus No. 1, 45, 63, 69, 70, 71, 83, 82,49,60 to get off at Qinglongchang bus station , and then transform No. 107, 532 to get there, I am sure you will not miss it. It is open every day from 7: 30 in the morning to 6:00 in the evening.

Tel: 028-83507901