Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi)

Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi)

Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi)
4.5
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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  • Michael Y
    Houston, Texas698 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Must see when in Chengdu
    This is a MUST DO activity when in Chengdu. Bring your passport if you are a foreigner. Try to go early in the day if possible. On the weekend at 8am, there are already significant crowds and lines. But it is amazing how many pandas you can see, and how close you can get to them.
    Visited June 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 12 June 2023
  • e42027
    85 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Top spot to see in Chengdu
    Visited as part of the World University Games that was held in Chengdu. The tour was great - got to see pandas inside and saw art museum. The gift shop had great souvenirs at reasonable prices. Fair amount of walking so bring some water. Go to do several crafts that were included in the admission. Mask painting / bamboo ring making.
    Visited August 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 20 August 2023
  • dyhx
    3,494 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    You've not been to Chengdu if you didn't go here
    Started with the Kindergarden zone where the famous 花花 (荷花) and her less famous bro 荷叶 lives. 花花 shot to fame after a video of her went viral on Douyin and since then hoards of citizens / local tourists queue for hours to take photos/videos of her. Apparently any video of her is guaranteed viewership/interactions on social media. The queue on a non-peak day like today was 2.5 hrs, crazy. Follow the path to see the baby pandas at the Sun and Moon Delivery Houses (太阳/月亮产房). End the walk at the Red Panda (小熊猫) enclosure. These are not pandas per se, their faces look a little like them, with black patches round the eyes, but they are smaller in size, with long tails and move faster than a normal panda. They live together with pandas in the wild, a distant cousin of sorts. Fall-Winter are the best seasons to visit. Being the preferred weather by the pandas, they are more active, hence we have more to see too. Go in the morning too, as they tend to laze around after they've had their fill of bamboo.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 24 October 2023
  • Narendra G
    Chengdu, China80 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    An amazing panda experience.
    This is an awesome experience visiting the panda sanctuary. Being a week day, it was packed with tons of people. The queues were crazy at some places. If you spend an additional 30 Yuan and visit the new section, it's absolutely awesome. Less crowded and better for viewing the pandabears. Loads of family fun when visiting. A must visit when in Chengdu.
    Visited November 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 3 November 2023
  • ClaireLouise
    Derbyshire, United Kingdom366 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Huge place, very well organised and well cared for Pandas. 100% recommend
    We visited on an overnight stop over in Chengdu. The place was easy to get to by metro (getting off at panda ave) then caught a tourist bus for 2CNY to the entrance . Very well organised. Reasonable entrance fee (ticket brought in advance online). Although busy we did get to see many Pandas and took many photos. The place was huge. We walked through from the south to west entrance. I 100% recommend.
    Visited November 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 5 November 2023
  • tjlovetotravel
    Singapore, Singapore105 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Avoid going with tour group as time spend is very limited
    I joined a tour group that included the museum and the time spend at panda park was so short and we were passing by the various areas within 5 mins so it was not a pleasant tour. I do highly recommend you go straight to the new Sun Hills Area because there are around 8 panda in each enclosure and you can view them from the cafe as well. Away from the crowd.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 25 November 2023
  • Borisbonbon
    Freudenstadt, Germany40 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lazy is the new cool
    Must visit when you are in China. You won't find this anywhere else in the world. I am a big fan of the small Pandas and they run around everywhere. Not sure if it is still possible, but like 15 years ago you even could do an internship here Pandas are just amazing! Lazy is the new cool
    Visited July 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 20 January 2024
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Borisbonbon
Freudenstadt, Germany40 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
Must visit when you are in China. You won't find this anywhere else in the world. I am a big fan of the small Pandas and they run around everywhere.

Not sure if it is still possible, but like 15 years ago you even could do an internship here

Pandas are just amazing! Lazy is the new cool
Written 20 January 2024
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tjlovetotravel
Singapore, Singapore105 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Solo
I joined a tour group that included the museum and the time spend at panda park was so short and we were passing by the various areas within 5 mins so it was not a pleasant tour. I do highly recommend you go straight to the new Sun Hills Area because there are around 8 panda in each enclosure and you can view them from the cafe as well. Away from the crowd.
Written 26 November 2023
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Agnes D
Auckland, New Zealand87 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Couples
Went with a personal guide - easier unless you speak Mandarin. Very few, if any, English speakers around.
Was great to see these seemingly gentle creatures in a form of natural habitat. They mostly slept. Saw a bay panda that was born this summer so only a couple of months old. It was playing with a wicker basket, tumbling around.
Hundreds (ad I mean hundreds) of people on the walkways. - so really packed. Sit for the short documentary that is screened - goes in a loop so even if you start in the middle of it, you can stay and watch the rest. Its in mandarin but with English sub-titles.
Pandas are solitary creatures so most of the adults are in their own plot. Only the juveniles are grouped 3-4. Go early as that's when they are fed so you may see some movement
There is also the red pandas as they are called. Looked more like a racoon and similar size.
Written 12 November 2023
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Paul W
Derby, UK101 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
Lovely day out at the Pandas, not much to see in the new west entrance so spend it down in the old East entrance. Amazing chance to see lots of Pandas in their natural habitats and definitely a 100% must do in Chengdu
Written 5 November 2023
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ClaireLouise
Derbyshire, UK366 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
We visited on an overnight stop over in Chengdu. The place was easy to get to by metro (getting off at panda ave) then caught a tourist bus for 2CNY to the entrance .
Very well organised. Reasonable entrance fee (ticket brought in advance online). Although busy we did get to see many Pandas and took many photos. The place was huge. We walked through from the south to west entrance.
I 100% recommend.
Written 5 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Narendra G
Chengdu, China80 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Solo
This is an awesome experience visiting the panda sanctuary. Being a week day, it was packed with tons of people. The queues were crazy at some places. If you spend an additional 30 Yuan and visit the new section, it's absolutely awesome. Less crowded and better for viewing the pandabears. Loads of family fun when visiting. A must visit when in Chengdu.
Written 3 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

dyhx
Singapore3 494 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Solo
Started with the Kindergarden zone where the famous 花花 (荷花) and her less famous bro 荷叶 lives. 花花 shot to fame after a video of her went viral on Douyin and since then hoards of citizens / local tourists queue for hours to take photos/videos of her. Apparently any video of her is guaranteed viewership/interactions on social media. The queue on a non-peak day like today was 2.5 hrs, crazy.

Follow the path to see the baby pandas at the Sun and Moon Delivery Houses (太阳/月亮产房). End the walk at the Red Panda (小熊猫) enclosure. These are not pandas per se, their faces look a little like them, with black patches round the eyes, but they are smaller in size, with long tails and move faster than a normal panda. They live together with pandas in the wild, a distant cousin of sorts.

Fall-Winter are the best seasons to visit. Being the preferred weather by the pandas, they are more active, hence we have more to see too. Go in the morning too, as they tend to laze around after they've had their fill of bamboo.
Written 24 October 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

AQflyer
Kailua, HI182 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Solo
I’m sure in the cooler months of the year the experience is better. I very much appreciated the opportunity to visit but the experience with the crowds and the noise I have no trouble understanding why these seemly gentle giants are endangered. There are plenty of signs asking for quiet and to keep loud conversation to a minimum.. not a chance.. even the park “security” stands around using bullhorns.
All that said I am glad I made the effort to get a taxi so that I could visit what may be a once in a lifetime visit to Chengdu
Written 26 August 2023
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e42027
Baltimore, MD85 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Friends
Visited as part of the World University Games that was held in Chengdu. The tour was great - got to see pandas inside and saw art museum. The gift shop had great souvenirs at reasonable prices. Fair amount of walking so bring some water.

Go to do several crafts that were included in the admission. Mask painting / bamboo ring making.
Written 20 August 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Michael Y
Houston, TX698 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Friends
This is a MUST DO activity when in Chengdu. Bring your passport if you are a foreigner. Try to go early in the day if possible. On the weekend at 8am, there are already significant crowds and lines. But it is amazing how many pandas you can see, and how close you can get to them.
Written 12 June 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

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