Panda’s Life After Quake
All the pandas were safe in Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base and were unaffected by the May 12th devastating earthquake. The research base, home to world’s biggest group of artificially-bred giant pandas, is the only place in the world where these cuddly bears can be seen in huge numbers.
There are about 20 pandas relocated here from Wolong center located in Wenchuan, the largest Panda breeding center. These bears are fed with fruits, and their favourite food, bamboo shoots. The bamboo shoots are reduced from their daily menu because of food shortages and damage after the May 12th earthquake in the region. According to the zookeeper, Pandas are very picky about food and eat only fresh arrow bamboos. An adult giant panda used to excrete 10 kilograms of faeces per day, but it has now come down to 2-3kg because of scarce food. Artificial diets in the form of protein biscuits have been created for giant pandas as well.
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Main gate.
Admission fee is 30 yuan, and open to visitors from 7:30am to 6pm.
Captive panda cannot survive in the wild.
Panda in the cage with beds and lots of padding to keep them comfortable
The Pandas prefer to cool it off in the cage rather than sweat outside.
Lunch Time!!!
A chance to hug the young panda, while wearing sterile gloves, booties and gowns for panda’s safety. You can’t believe you’ve got to pay how much to hug the panda for few minutes. It used to be 500 yuan, but after the Sichuan earthquake, it’s 1000 yuan (around USD146). Part of the money will donate to charity.
Some signage in the center
Talk softly, or pandas will get annoyed 
Tour Service Hotline: 86-28-83510033 or 83533816
Address: No.26, Panda Road, Northern Suburb, Chengdu Sichuan (610081).
Bus Routes to the Panda Base:
- Chengdu Xinnanmen Bus Station (Chengdu Tourism Distributing Center): Tour Bus Special Line No.902 direct to Panda Base;
- Take public bus No. 1, 45, 63, 69, 70, 71, 83, 82, 49 or 60 to Chengdu Qinglongchang Bus Station, then transfer to No.107 or No.532 to get the Panda Base;
- You can take a cab as well which will cost approximately 30 yuan.
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I’ve always wanted to get to the Panda center. Maybe next year. Great post.
I wish to have a panda ways of life, getting lazy, eat and sleep…
I was really glad to hear the Pandas were OK after the devastating earthquake. I loved Sichuan and was really distraught when I heard about the earthquake and the tremendous loss of life. We loved the panda base. We spent quite a long time there just watching the pandas playing together. We went there at the end of 2005 and the panda base was one of the most exciting events of our trip through China. You can see our Panda Base story here. Anyway, wonderful news to hear the pandas are OK.
Take care.
Durbanbay.
hi! this is a nice blog! I’ve been to china and was really sick worried about my Chinese friends after the devastating earthquake. It’s good to hear that china’s starting to recover and pick up the pieces after the tragedy.
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