New giant panda base starts trial operation in SW China

A giant panda eats bamboo after moving into an enclosure at the Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 4, 2025. (Xinhua)

CHENGDU, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, which took three years to build, was put into trial operation on Tuesday. Thirteen pandas from Wolong Shenshuping and Dujiangyan bases of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda moved into their new home at the newly opened Mianyang base on the day.

The Mianyang giant panda base, covering an area of about 120 hectares, is located at an ecological park in Mianyang City. The base boasts more than 50 sets of giant panda enclosures with beautiful environment and meeting the requirements of giant panda breeding.

An aerial drone photo taken in October 2025 shows the Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua)

This photo taken on Nov. 4, 2025 shows an indoor venue for giant pandas at the Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua)

A keeper feeds a giant panda at the Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 4, 2025. (Xinhua)

This photo taken on Nov. 4, 2025 shows a view of the Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

This photo taken on Nov. 4, 2025 shows a view of the Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

A giant panda moves into an enclosure at the Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 4, 2025. (Xinhua)■