Bifengxia Giant Panda Base
Summary
Bifengxia Panda Base is the largest giant panda base in the world, with over 80 giant pandas. It offers volunteer programs where participants can help take care of the pandas.
Overview
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 forest , 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.
Volunteer Programs
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. Contact us to join in the volunteer program.
Location
Bifengxia Base is located in Bifengxia Scenic Area, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Ya’an City, and 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Chengdu City. China Hihlights uses high-quality air-conditioned private transport for our customers to get to the base. Contact us for tours to Bifengxia.
We offer two panda programs: Bifengxia Panda Preeding Center Volunteer Experience and Panda Keeper International Internship Program. Please click below the links to learn about them:http://www.chinahighlights.com/chengdu/day-trips/panda-keeper-international-internship-program-plan.htm;
http://www.chinahighlights.com/tour/chengdutour/cd-10a/
