The Dujiangyan China Giant Panda Garden is located on Huaizhong Road in Shiqiao Village, Qingchengshan Town, 18 kilometers from the city center. Bordered by the Taoist sacred site of Qingcheng Mountain to the north and the ancient town of Jiezi in western Sichuan to the south, it is connected by Provincial Highway S106 (the Western Sichuan Tourist Loop). Adjacent to the World Heritage Giant Panda Habitat, the Garden offers a climate and natural environment ideal for giant pandas.
The park covers a total area of 760 mu (approximately 1,000 acres). Within the park, lush bamboo forests, shaded by verdant trees, birdsong, and fragrant flowers create a refreshing atmosphere. The park's expansive lawns and winding paths create a refreshing atmosphere. The three-star green building (awarded the "Three-Star Green Building Certification" by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China on January 28, 2015) seamlessly blends with the natural environment, creating a favorable living environment for giant pandas.
Since the park's construction, four pairs of giant pandas—Xinghui and Haohao, Fuwa and Fengyi, Huani and Yuanxin, and Xingya and Wuwen—have traveled from here to Belgium's Paradise Zoo, Malaysia's National Zoo, South Korea's Samsung Everland, and the Netherlands' Ouwehandz Zoo for international cooperation and exchanges. Yunzi, born at the San Diego Zoo in the United States, has also returned here, joining Taishan, Meisheng, Fubao, and Baobao, forming the world's largest population of returned giant pandas.
Attractions Location: Huaizhong Road, Shiqiao Community, Qingchengshan Town, Dujiangyan City, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province
Tickets:
Tickets: Adults 58 RMB / Children/Seniors/Students 29 RMB (Monday-Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)
Half-price ticket: Height 1.3 meters (inclusive) or above, and age 6 (inclusive) to 18 (inclusive);
Senior citizens aged 60 (exclusive) to 65 (inclusive) in the province can purchase half-price tickets on statutory holidays with valid ID;
Elderly people aged 60 (exclusive) to 65 (inclusive) from outside the province with valid ID;
Full-time primary, secondary and university students (excluding adult education and graduate students) can enter with their student ID cards.
Opening hours:
08:30-17:00 (Monday-Sunday, January 1st-December 31st)
Official phone number: Ticketing Inquiry
028-68714448
Transportation:
High-speed rail: Start from Chengdu North Railway Station - Qingchengshan Railway Station - Take bus 102 (toward Jiezi Ancient Town) - Get off at Panda Paradise Station
Bus: Start from Chengdu Chadianzi Bus Station - Dujiangyan Bus Station - Take bus 102 (toward Jiezi Ancient Town) - Get off at Panda Paradise Station
Self-driving: Chengguan Expressway - Chongyi - Huaizhong Road - Panda Paradise (or search for the Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on the navigation system)
Time reference: 1-3 hours
Explore the famous Giant Panda Park in the morning and visit the historic Dujiangyan Irrigation System in the afternoon.
Accommodation/Food: For a day trip, eat at park cafés or local restaurants near the irrigation system. If staying overnight, Dujiangyan hotels offer Sichuan cuisine including spicy hotpot and local snacks.
Souvenirs: Panda plush toys, bamboo crafts, local chili products, tea leaves.
Combine panda watching, ancient engineering marvels, and Taoist mountain exploration.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Dujiangyan city hotels or guesthouses. Try Sichuan hotpot and local mountain vegetables.
Souvenirs: Taoist incense, bamboo carvings, local herbs, panda souvenirs.
A comprehensive visit to Dujiangyan’s cultural and natural highlights, including historic sites and scenic bridges.
Accommodation/Food: Dujiangyan hotels or guesthouses. Try local Sichuan snacks and fresh river fish dishes.
Souvenirs: Traditional Sichuan embroidery, panda-themed items, bamboo crafts.
Explore all major sites plus nearby towns and scenic spots for a relaxed and immersive experience.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Dujiangyan or nearby towns. Enjoy local specialties like smoked tofu, Sichuan noodles, and herbal teas.
Souvenirs: Local tea, bamboo products, Sichuan spices, panda memorabilia.
Spend more time enjoying the natural and cultural richness of the area with hiking, cultural visits, and relaxation.
Accommodation/Food: Dujiangyan city or forest park lodges. Try local trout dishes, mountain vegetables, and Sichuan spicy hotpot.
Souvenirs: Forest honey, handmade bamboo products, local herbs.
Explore Dujiangyan and surroundings at a leisurely pace, with time for cultural workshops and local experiences.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Dujiangyan town hotels or guesthouses. Sample Sichuan hotpot, mapo tofu, and traditional desserts.
Souvenirs: Bamboo crafts, Sichuan pepper, panda-themed souvenirs, cooking ingredients.
A full week visiting Dujiangyan’s highlights plus nearby Chengdu city attractions for a diverse Sichuan experience.
Accommodation/Food: Mix of Dujiangyan and Chengdu hotels. Enjoy Chengdu street food, Sichuan cuisine, and tea culture.
Souvenirs: Sichuan opera masks, panda merchandise, tea leaves, local handicrafts.
I just wanted to find a place with few people to see the national treasure during the National Day holiday. It can't be compared with the Panda Park in Chengdu. There are very few pandas, and the lanes to enter are narrow. People park arbitrarily, which is a bit chaotic.
Located in Qingchengshan Town, Dujiangyan, the Panda Paradise is officially known as the Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, also known as the Dujiangyan Chinese Giant Panda Garden. Since we'll be passing by here on our way through Jiuzhaigou, we chose to visit this national treasure here for its proximity. The Panda Paradise is the only research institution in China focused on giant panda disease prevention and control, wild rescue, and is also a major hub for international scientific collaboration. While the pandas there may not be many, their pedigree is remarkable. Most of the pandas in the park are either "returnees" or "second-generation overseas Chinese" who have served as goodwill ambassadors around the world.
The current Panda Park was newly built following the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. The entire site covers approximately 760 mu (approximately 1,000 acres) and represents a total investment of approximately 230 million RMB. To ensure a comfortable living environment for the park's distinguished national treasures, young and old, the park is located adjacent to the Giant Panda Habitat World Heritage Site, where the climate and natural environment are more suitable for their long-term residence.
It's very average, with only three small areas in total. There are probably about a dozen pandas in total, all of them are adults, with one or two in each garden. The garden is quite large and the views are not very clear. There is also a red panda garden (maybe because the garden is too big, we didn't see any), and no black bears were seen. If conditions permit, I suggest you go to the Chengdu Panda Base. The overall experience here is not very good.
PS: I was there during the National Day holiday, so logically there should have been more pandas, but there weren't. A large number of volunteers were slowly cleaning, leaving many pandas cooped up. So many people were crowding into an empty park during the National Day holiday... I'm going crazy. Why are the volunteers supposed to come in at 9am to clean? Tourists buy tickets to see you cleaning? Black question mark face...
There are no red pandas, only about 10 of them, all over 10 or 20 years old. There are only three or four panda pools inside, and you can walk around them in 10 minutes. There's no need to take the electric car.
You must go here to see the pandas rolling. You must go early in the morning. The cooler the weather, the greater the chance of seeing them rolling.
The national treasure is here: beautiful and cute: cute and lovely
It has not been fully built yet, but the environment is good, there are relatively few tourists, and you can visit it quietly.
Can I make a reservation to hold a giant panda? How much does it cost?
After buying the ticket and entering, the environment inside is pretty good. You can choose to take a sightseeing bus or walk there. We walked directly because there are not many spots to see pandas. It took about an hour to complete the tour. The pandas here are basically lazy.
The Giant Panda Breeding Base is definitely worth a visit, but the day trip was short; I only spent half a day. I'll definitely come on my own next time! The adorable giant pandas, including one who persevered and climbed to the top of a tree—I named her Xiong Jianqiang! Another six-month-old panda, unable to climb, backed off and turned away in displeasure. It was so adorable, I wanted to hug it!
The Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda covers an area of approximately 760 mu (approximately 166 acres) and has a total construction area of approximately 12,542 square meters. It is divided into six functional areas: Giant Panda Rescue and Quarantine, Giant Panda Disease Prevention and Research, Giant Panda Rehabilitation, Training, and Breeding, Public Reception and Education, Natural Vegetation, and Office and Logistics Services.
The Dujiangyan base is responsible for rescuing wild giant pandas across the country, and the lives of many old, sick, and disabled giant pandas will be continued here.
The Jiangyan Base was designed to the standards of the Three-Star Green Building Award and is located adjacent to the Giant Panda Habitat World Heritage Site, offering a climate and natural environment ideal for giant pandas. The pandas enjoy edible bamboos such as square bamboo, walking stick bamboo, and arrow bamboo, ensuring they have no worries about food and clothing.
I've seen pandas at the Chengdu Panda Base and also visited Bifengxia. Finally, I came here to see them. I think they're pretty much the same.
The most interesting place to visit in Chengdu is to see giant pandas, red pandas, and even red pandas up close. They calmly walk past you and look back to see a peacock behind you. I really like this place.
After such a long bus ride, such a long queue, such a long walk, and such a sweat, I only saw a few pandas! I was kicked out by the staff before I could even take a few glances at the red pandas! I was so disappointed! Bad review!
The pandas inside are so cute, and you can also take an electric car with an electronic guide, which will directly introduce you to the destination.
There aren't many pandas, but the most famous one is Jingjing, the prototype of the 2008 Beijing Olympics mascot. The park is quite large, so you need to take a battery car. There are very few tourists, so you can watch pandas eating bamboo up close.
Red pandas love to stay in trees, so cute~
The bamboo forest in the garden is a good place to rest and recuperate.
If you go to Dujiangyan and have enough time, you can go there for a visit.
The tour lasts about an hour. Watching the cute giant pandas climbing down from the trees is quite hilarious.
Giant pandas are so adorable! I never thought watching videos on Weibo was enough! Seeing them stretching, lying down, and rolling around while eating bamboo right before my eyes is heart-melting! Seriously, there's no need for any explanation; the pandas speak for themselves.
The Dujiangyan base is responsible for rescuing wild giant pandas across the country, and the lives of many old, sick, and disabled giant pandas will be continued here.
The Jiangyan Base was designed to the standards of the Three-Star Green Building Award and is located adjacent to the Giant Panda Habitat World Heritage Site, offering a climate and natural environment ideal for giant pandas. The pandas enjoy edible bamboos such as square bamboo, walking stick bamboo, and arrow bamboo, ensuring they have no worries about food and clothing.
Arriving at the Dujiangyan Panda Park, I got to see giant pandas for the first time. They were so cute, climbing trees, taking naps, cuddling, smacking bamboo, and looking at us with such adorable eyes... My friend couldn't contain her excitement and jumped for joy, saying she could stay there for three days. She was so adorable!
The Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (also known as the "Panda Paradise"), built with support from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, is located on Huaizhong Road in Shiqiao Village, Qingchengshan Town, 18 kilometers from the city center. Bordered by the Taoist sacred site of Qingcheng Mountain to the north and the ancient town of Jiezi in western Sichuan to the south, it is connected by Provincial Highway S106 (the Western Sichuan Tourist Loop). Adjacent to the World Heritage Site of the Giant Panda Habitat, the base offers a climate and natural environment ideal for giant pandas.
People went there to explore the coal mines for the giant pandas, and it is quite suitable for them to live in.
Actually, I didn't have high hopes for this place in the group itinerary, but when we got there it was beyond our expectations. We arrived a little after noon because the tour guide said the weather wasn't very good that day and the giant pandas wouldn't wake up that early. But when we got there, most of the pandas were actually asleep. There were only a few pandas in total, but the best thing about them is that the giant pandas are so cute. Every gesture makes you feel happy, so even if we only saw three awake pandas, it was still quite interesting to watch them for a while. It only took about an hour and a half in total, and then we left. You can take a sightseeing bus at the entrance of the Panda Park, get off the bus and walk all the way up and around in a circle. I don't know how it is because I haven't been to the base, but I still recommend the Panda Park, for someone like me who has only seen pandas a few times.
After arriving at the base, we immediately began cleaning the panda enclosure. We shoveled poop, cleared discarded bamboo, and swept the floor. We needed to create a cleared area for the pandas to eat and play.
After having lunch at noon, we watched a documentary about giant pandas.
In the afternoon, the cleaning process was the same as in the morning, but as our love for the cats grew deeper and our understanding of their habits grew, the work became more and more handy. Then we started making delicious steamed bread for the pandas.
At the end of the day, everyone received a volunteer certificate.
The center is quite good. Nestled in the mountains, the environment is pleasant and peaceful. If you find the time, you can see a variety of cats with diverse personalities. There are several enclosures, and the cats vary in age, including seniors, adults, and subadults, with around twenty or so on display. Some enjoy hanging in trees, some socialize with their neighbors, and some prefer not to go home. Pandas prefer the cold to the heat, so visiting in winter is best. If you really want to see pandas, I don't recommend going to the base. It's overcrowded, and most of the cats are ill and lack energy, making the experience a bit disappointing. Here, the cats are more lively. Even the elderly cats climb trees. Each cat has its own story, so get to know them.
There are many people. Friends who like giant pandas can go and see it. It's not bad.
There are no restaurants in the scenic area, so tickets must be booked in advance! The park is relatively untouched, so if you want to see the pandas, it depends on their mood. Don't go in the summer, it's too sunny!
Located in Dujiangyan, on the Qingcheng Mountain Ring Road.
This is the Giant Panda Breeding Base and Release Research Center.
I passed by here when I went to Wangpoyan.
There is an error in the China-TravelNote map instructions; it indicates the Giant Panda Base in downtown Chengdu.
I personally prefer the Chengdu Giant Panda Base. Those who are short on time can give up the Dujiangyan Panda Park.
This is truly great. I took my one-year-old son there and had a blast. There are fewer pandas in Dujiangyan, but the environment and facilities are fantastic. The location is also very easy to find.
We took the earliest train from Chengdu to the center, but it wasn't open yet. As soon as it opened, we swiped our online tickets and went in. The kids were still asleep, so we went to the farthest Butterfly Spring Garden first. Panyue, Yanhui, Fubao, Liumu Prodigy, Yingnu, Taishan, Baobao, Aunt Yueyue, Qingshan, Meiqiu, Bingbingmeier, and the handsome Dai Mundun were all so happy. I couldn't bear to leave...
Seeing giant pandas actually requires a lot of luck. These fat guys won't come out when the weather is a little hot. In the summer, it's hard to see them sunbathing outside. They hide in their houses, so you need to go early in the morning. But the park environment is good.
Located at the foot of Mount Qingcheng, it has beautiful scenery and is where research on the reproduction and survival of giant pandas is conducted.
The tour guide was very experienced and took us to see the panda babies early, avoiding the long queues behind; the route to Dujiangyan was also very good. Overall, it was great 👍
It was a perfect trip and we had a lot of fun.
The tour guide was very good, the time was well arranged, and the explanation was very detailed.
The lively and cheerful tour guide Xiao Jiang took us all the way and spoke in a humorous way. He was very cute ❤️
The tour guide Jiang Juan was very enthusiastic and energetic, making the trip happy and smooth. I was very satisfied!
The tour guide arranged it very well. I saw the panda and its cubs. They were very cute.
I had a great time today. The tour guide, Xiao Jiang, was very responsible, the service was very thoughtful, and the scenic area was also very beautiful.
You don't need to come here to see the base in Chengdu, it's too far
The number of pandas is smaller than that of the base, and they mainly take care of the elderly giant pandas, but there are also many internet-famous cats. For example: Manyue Coal, Manyue Tan, Taishan, Pupu, Bingqing, Baobao, etc. The day I went there happened to be Baobao's birthday, and I met many foreign cat fans.
The tour guide said that all pandas are the same, so everyone can just see a few. Haha... Panda Paradise is a villa area built on the mountain. The pandas live in groups of two or three in different open-air villas in the mountains. We were very lucky. The pandas were very lively and we even saw a red panda.
The smallest of the three bases, I didn't see many pandas and finished the tour in an hour.
I wish the giant pandas a happy life!
☞Various dolls are very cute
☞The joy of singing in the audio guide
☞It’s good when the weather is not too hot
Doors open at 8:40 am, tickets available at the door
The Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda covers an area of approximately 760 mu (approximately 166 acres) and has a total construction area of approximately 12,542 square meters. It is divided into six functional areas: Giant Panda Rescue and Quarantine, Giant Panda Disease Prevention and Research, Giant Panda Rehabilitation, Training, and Breeding, Public Reception and Education, Natural Vegetation, and Office and Logistics Services.
Notably, the Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda is designed to the standards of the Three-Star Green Building Award. Located adjacent to a World Heritage site for giant panda habitats, it offers a climate and natural environment ideal for giant pandas. The base boasts edible bamboos such as square bamboo, walking stick bamboo, and arrow bamboo, ensuring the pandas have no worries about food and clothing. Currently, the base has housed the first 10 giant pandas rescued from the wild and those recovering from injuries. The base will eventually accommodate 40 more pandas. The Wolong Research Center states that there are 170 captive giant pandas in Wolong, located in over 20 cities across China and in countries such as the United States. The Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda is the first research base in China dedicated to the rescue and disease prevention of a single wild species of giant panda. It will be able to accommodate the rescue and rehabilitation of 40 giant pandas and is expected to officially open to the public in 2014.
I had never seen a national treasure in person before, and I was really excited to see GongGong for the first time.
Each one has its own name, and there are one or two in each garden. There is an electronic voice explanation device at the entrance of the base. In the voice explanation, I heard that the panda Panpan died of a tumor last year. Looking at the now empty garden where he once lived, I felt inexplicably sad.
The visit time was a bit rushed, and there were quite a lot of people. It is standard to visit the panda hometown to see pandas.
If you want to enter the giant panda cage, you need to make an appointment in advance and inquire about the relevant fees.
The Panda Park opens at 8:30, so you must go in early because the earliest you go in, the pandas will be having breakfast. If the weather is good, you can see the pandas eating, rolling and being cute. The Panda Park is not too big, but the original ecological environment is well preserved. Friends who have plenty of time can spend half a day walking around the park, which is quite nice. We stayed in there for more than an hour and had to leave as we had no choice but to hurry.
There are three parks in the Panda Park. The tour guide said that if you take the sightseeing bus, you can see all three in one hour, but if you choose to walk, you can only see one. So my husband and I took the sightseeing bus, but it turned out to be a rip-off. The queue alone took over 20 minutes... In the end, we didn't get on the bus because the Chinese aunties and uncles were so crowded that we couldn't get a seat at all...
I went there last May. I was working nearby at the time, and whenever I had time, I wanted to check out the nearby attractions. I stumbled upon the closest one, the Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center. The tourists you see here are mostly foreigners, all on tour groups, probably walking in groups. My next stop would be somewhere like Jiezi Ancient Town. The park is huge, with a rich variety of species, including other rare plants and animals, so you can see not only pandas but also other protected species. Also, if you don't go early (the best time to see pandas is usually around 7 or 8 p.m., because that's when the keepers feed them, and the pandas eat outside), you'll rarely see any pandas. The last time I went around noon, I didn't see many because it was so hot. The pandas were all in their rooms or sleeping. The pandas actually snore loudly and unpleasantly. The air inside the park is incredibly clean and cool, deep in the mountains after all. Finally, as I was leaving, I saw a TV station doing a program interacting with the pandas. Well, that trip was worth it!
It's said that pandas are kept in the Dujiangyan Panda Park for a period of time before and after their return from overseas trips. The park is mostly populated by adults and sub-adults, and the numbers are small. Some hide indoors and are impossible to see. A full tour takes about an hour. Compared to the Giant Panda Breeding Base, this park is less well-maintained, and visitors are mostly group-fed. If you love pandas as much as I do, a visit to the breeding base is a must.
The Dujiangyan base is okay, mainly for the scenery.
There are relatively few pandas in the Dujiangyan Panda Park. Although the national treasures are cute, it is not satisfying to visit them.
Because it's nestled against Mount Qingcheng, the air is incredibly fresh. Compared to the Giant Panda Breeding Base, it's smaller, and there aren't as many pandas. But the rolling pandas are incredibly powerful. Even after seeing them countless times, I still can't stop snapping away.
Chengdu foodie world haha super happy
Pandas, pandas, when you come to Chengdu, you must go to see the cute pandas
The tour guide said there are about 20 to 30 giant pandas in the park. If you are lucky, you can see them moving around because they sleep most of the time. If that's the case, then our luck couldn't be better. The giant pandas are basically active all the time. They are so cute. They are naturally cute and will not be affected by tourists. They play, eat and make noise on their own. There are not too many tourists in the key scenic spots. The bamboo forest is swaying and green. It's very nice.
The security guards charge 50 yuan per person privately and will specifically tell others that you are someone's relative. They are traitors.
The environment is pretty good, but you have to go when the weather is clear so that the giant pandas can come out! There are many foreign volunteers inside.
The entire base is relatively small, and the best time to see the giant pandas eating is between 9 and 10 in the morning.
The map information is marked incorrectly. It is marked as Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
It was much worse than I expected. It was called a panda base, but it was actually very small. There weren't many pandas, and some of them hadn't even come out yet. I finished the whole tour in less than half an hour.
It's really average, not recommended, waste of time.
Giant pandas are the symbol of Sichuan. You must go and see them when you come to Sichuan.
In fact, pandas are quite lazy and you need to be patient to take good photos of them.
I saw several red pandas! They were so cute! I also saw Panpan.
The Dujiangyan base is located in Daguan Town, Dujiangyan, Chengdu (only 1 km from Daguan Town, but located within Qingcheng Mountain City, making it an 8-minute drive to Qingcheng Mountain Town). (By car, take the Chengguan Expressway, exit at Zongyi Station, and continue straight toward Qingcheng Mountain. At a T-junction, turn left and you'll arrive about 1 km later.) By train, get off at Qingcheng Mountain Station and transfer to bus number 102. It's about a 10-minute drive from Qingcheng Mountain Station (tell the driver to get off at the panda base).
There are more than 40 pandas in the panda villa area, and there are more than 30 pandas at present... The environment, the number of pandas, and the experience are much better than the Chengdu Panda Base... The most important thing is that you can see them at a very close distance, the closest being about 1 meter, which is absolutely unique.
Panda Valley in Dujiangyan is a bit inconvenient to reach. If you take the bus, you'll need to get to Yutang Town and then take a 20-minute electric tricycle. If you drive, head west from Yutang Town, pass under the Duwen Expressway, then turn south. Tickets for Panda Valley are free and can be purchased online, but tickets are limited daily. The seven pandas in Panda Valley are incredibly cute, though each one is a foodie. It's a truly wonderful place to see pandas. There's also a bamboo hut next to Panda Valley where you can buy panda stuffed animals.
It’s so cute and fun to come here to see the giant pandas!
You can see many cute giant pandas at the Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center
The Panda Park is not big, with a total of four parks. You can walk around or take the scenic area shuttle bus. There are less than 20 pandas in total, in addition to the red pandas, also known as raccoons. Panda Tarzan is also sleeping. He is a returnee born in the United States. The environment in the base is quiet and very suitable for pandas to live here. Watching the panda climb the tree, and then climbed down and did various stunts, watching its clumsy actions, it is really hilarious, it is so cute. The pandas went into the house one after another. It turned out that the keepers wanted to give them bamboo as an afternoon snack. The three guys seemed to get along well and gathered together to eat bamboo. This is the closest I have ever been to the pandas.