Bifengxia Giant Panda Base

Bifengxia Base is located in Bifengxia Scenic Area, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Ya'an City and 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Chengdu. Bifengxia (or Green Peak Valley) Giant Panda Base was established at the end of 2003, and has become a paradise for giant pandas, a national treasure, with the function of raising, breeding and rescuing giant pandas. It has over 80 giant pandas. Among them, about 30 were relocated from Wolong National Nature Reserve, which was severely affected by the earthquake in 2008. Bifengxia has dense forests , numerous waterfalls and breathtaking scenery that make a visit very pleasant. Here visitors can see pandas more in their natural environment than at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center .

At the base, the pandas are trained in a simulated wild environment and returned to nature once researches show that they are fit enough to survive in the wild. Bifengxia Giant Panda Base offers volunteer programs that give a unique experience of getting close contact with the cuddly giant pandas. During the program, participants can work with skilled panda keepers to take care of the pandas.

Interesting activities include cleaning and weighing fresh bamboo to feed the pandas, cleaning panda enclosures and bathing the pandas. At the end of the program, each participant is issued a certificate which proves their volunteering at the base.