Finding Giant Pandas in Chengdu

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When mentioning Chengdu, many words would come to people’s minds, of which one is Giant Panda. Why? Because Sichuan is the home of Pandas and Chengdu has the most panda bases than any other cities do in the world.

Giant pandas in Chengdu

With dark patches around two eyes and furs full of body, panda is one of the cutest creatures in the world, so they are popular everywhere. Naturally, its image is used by many companies or buildings whether as logos or as decorations. Some designs based on the image of panda are so successful that they gradually gain the fame and attract more people.

During your Chengdu tour, you can find many this kind of cases, so today, we are going to introduce you where to find giant pandas in Chengdu.

1. Chengdu Giant Panda Base

Absolutely, Chengdu Panda Base is the first place you can find lovely pandas in Chengdu. It is located in the Futou Mountain, the northern suburbs of Chengdu, 10 km from the urban area. When you come to the base, a giant panda will firstly come into your view. This panda is the gate of the base, coming into service in May, 2013. It is the biggest sleeping panda in the world. The door shape is similar to the giant panda’s unique rounded and cute form. Designer abstracts pandas' image and black and white colors to combine with the functions of the door. In aspect of color, most of the area is painted with white, looking light and clean; behind a row of orange steel pipe is the black granite veneer wall; so the overall tone can be divided into black, white and gray three levels. This door looks clean and vivid, reflecting both laziness and cuteness of Pandas’ characteristics.

Chengdu Giant Panda Base

After entering the panda base, you can visit the panda base by foot or by eco-bus. There are animal homes, feed rooms, medical stations, giant panda memorials and laboratory buildings. Giant panda museum stores precious information about this species and is rich in exhibits of unique pandas in the world. It is a perfect place to understand the giant panda, return to nature, and to sightsee or to have an entertainment.

2. Giant Pandas on the Roof of IFS

When you hung out in Chunxi Road, one of the most crowded and popular shopping streets in Chengdu, you will find a huge panda climbing on the edge of roof of IFS (Chengdu International Finance Square). The designer of this giant panda is Lawrence•Argent, whose most famous urban public decorations in the past should be the blue bear in the Colorado Convention Center and the red rabbit hanging in an airport in the United States. Now, the giant panda may become his most well-known art work.

Giant pandas on the Roof of IFS

At the end of 2013, he visited Bifengxia Giant Panda Base in Ya'an City, Sichuan Province looking for inspiration. It was his first time to see a panda in the wild life, and he obviously got his idea through this experience. In fact, Lawrence himself and IFS did not expect the popularity of this art decoration. At first, it is just used as a temporary decoration for the show. They plan to take it down after several months. But latter, it becomes so successful and popular that they stopping the plan.

Panda in Bifengxia Giant Panda Base

How to get there to see the huge panda on the roof? Well, the most convenient way is to take subway by both line 3 and line 2. You can get off at the Chunxi Road Station and come out from the C/D exits and find the front door if IFS. Then here you are. If you want to see the face of the Panda, you can enter the IFS and take the elevator directly to the 7th floor. When the elevator opens, you can see it smile to you.

3. Panda-themed Train Compartment in Subway Line 3

On July 31, 2016, Chengdu Metro Line 3 was firstly put into operation. Since Chengdu Giant Panda Base is on the metro line 3, there is a special-themed panda train running on this way. In its initial train "Panda", you can find panda elements everywhere: Panda seats, panda head hand rings, bamboo pillars and panda posters, panda wall paintings, Panda footprints ... ... even the outside of the train there are pink panda head shape windows with footprints. All has created a fresh, warm, and cute atmosphere, not only bring the freshness to Chengdu Metro system but also add a window for Chengdu Special culture. Once it is put into use, this train has immediately attracted numerous fans.

Panda-themed train compartment in subway line 3

If you get to Chengdu Panda Base by metro line 3, you need to get off the subway at Xiongmao Ave Station.

4. Panda Post Office

Chengdu Panda Post Office has the world's only dedicated zip code 610088 and postal stamp. In the panda post office, visitors can buy distinctive panda derivative products, from cartoon postcard using the panda as the main character to the album with panda as the theme so on. Currently, Chengdu landmarks such as Jinli of Chengdu, Kuan Zhai alley have been opened panda post offices. In addition, at the gate of panda post office in Kuan Zhai Alley is a very cut giant panda, visitor loving to take pictures with it.

Panda Post Office

5. Panda House Souvenir Shop

It is a panda-themed gift shop, where you can see various goods or gifs around the panda: dolls, key ring, luggage tag, refrigerator magnet, bags, etc., Compared to other panda gift shop, this Panda house provides arts with good quality and sophisticated shapes. The price varies from ten to several hundred yuan. You can buy some as souvenir. You can also take picture with the panda doll at the door of the shop.

Panda House Souvenir Shop

In addition to the panda house in the Kuan Zhai alley, you can also find other panda House in Qingcheng Mountain, Chengdu Dujiangyan Park Road, Chengdu Shuangliu County, as well as in Jinli Ancient Street in Chengdu.

You can see various goods or gifs around the panda in Panda House Souvenir Shop