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1. Hug a panda at the Chengdu City Conservation Center, or journey out to the Dujiangyan Panda Rescue and Research Center where you can visit the museum, and pandas that have returned from their stints abroad as animal ambassadors to international zoos.

Address: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding 成都大熊猫繁育研究基地

1375 Xiongmao Avenue, Chenghua district, Chengdu, Sichuan province 四川省成都市熊猫大道1375号

Enquiries: +86 28 8351 0033