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Giant Panda Breeding Base

Chenghua, Chengdu

4.8(32000 reviews)
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See dozens of giant pandas up close - including cubs - in a bamboo forest research base.

The panda base is a conservation research facility that happens to be the most charming morning in China. Pandas eat breakfast between 8:00 and 10:00, which is exactly when you should be there: cubs tumble, adults munch bamboo with existential calm, and the crowds are still thin.

An English-speaking guide is worth the modest fee. The base is 30 minutes from central Chengdu by taxi.

Best for: The morning that makes the whole trip worth it.

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