Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Daxiongmao Bowuguan)

Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Daxiongmao Bowuguan) Review

The Giant Panda Breeding Research Base is worth the 45-minute drive to walk the peaceful bamboo groves, snap pictures of the lolling pandas, and catch a glimpse of the tiny baby pandas that are born with startling regularity. After all, who doesn't love pandas? For those interested in efforts to save these creatures, the research center is excellent. Crews of scientists help pandas breed and care for the young in a safe, controlled environment. Guests can also briefly hold a baby or juvenile giant panda for a donation to the center of Y1,000. Visitors who have done it report that handlers are very conscientious about the health and safety of the animals while they are being held, and if they don't deem the pandas ready to be held money is refunded and visitors must come back for another try. Visit early in the morning, when the pandas are most active. To get here, book a tour through your hotel for about Y70 per person or take Chengdu Tourism Bus Line 902 for just Y1 from Linjiang Lu, a few meters west of the Xinnanmen Bus Station.