Brief introduction

The Chengdu Giant Panda Museum was founded in 1992, the Chengdu Giant Panda Museum started exhibitions in its new building in August 2019 and will be open to the public on March 3, 2021. As an international and contemporary museum that covers popular science, public education, exhibitions, exhibit collections, conservation and academic research, the museum has embraced the theme “harmony among humans, giant pandas, and nature” in its design. Through interactive experiences, scene restoration, immersive tours, and more, it has enabled the public to learn about the survival statuses of rare animals, such as giant pandas while being entertained; garnered environment and animal conservation awareness; inspired the spirit of scientific exploration; and improved public scientific literacy.

Exhibition area introduction

The building area of the museum is 7179 ㎡ and the exhibition area is 4342 ㎡. As the world's first interactive experience museum with the theme of giant panda, it contains seven main exhibition areas: Tracing Origins, Among the Pandas, Discovery Trail, Human Impact, Helping Hands, Taking Actions and Join the Future, and also has a 3D cinema and a dome cinema.

Museum Hall: Open the giant book and embark on a journey of giant panda discovery

（Museum Hall）

Time Tunnel: Travel through the Time Tunnel to 8 million years ago

（Time Tunnel）

Tracing Origins: Prehistoric scene restoration, giant panda evolutionary process and distribution range, and giant panda evolutions and classifications

（Tracing Origins）

Archaeology Laboratory: Archaeological sandpit

（Archaeology Laboratory）

Among the Pandas: Demystify the giant panda’s growth process, foraging strategies, and alimentary canal

（Among the Pandas）

Habitat Exploration Center: Biodiversity, giant panda communication methods, giant panda behaviors...

（Habitat Exploration Center）

Discovery Trail: The process behind the giant panda scientific discovery, the giant pandas Chi Chi and Su Lin, the Wuyi Camp research hut restoration, the leaders in giant panda conservation, field surveys, and equipment displays...

（Discovery Trail）

Scientific Discovery Center: The giant panda’s pseudo thumbs, teeth, cries, bones, muscles, alimentary canal...

（Scientific Discovery Center）

Human Impact: Giant panda wild habitats, umbrella species, flagship species, and rare protected animals in China

（Human Impact）

Endangered Species Rescue Center: Real-time connection with field monitoring in the giant panda nature reserves...

（Endangered Species Rescue Center）

Helping Hands: Immersive restoration of wild habitat scenes, giant panda field surveys, the Giant Panda National Park, giant panda reintroduction...

（Helping Hands）

Scientific Research Laboratory: Panda Base, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology for Endangered Wildlife co-founded by Sichuan Province and the Ministry of Science and Technology...

（Scientific Research Laboratory）

Taking Actions: Brand new interactions facilitate the construction on a beautiful eco-home...

（Taking Actions）

Join the Future: Practice environmental protection, promote harmony between man and nature...

（Join the Future）

Touring route

Museum Hall ——Time Tunnel——Tracing Origins——Archaeology Laboratory——Among the Pandas——Habitat Exploration Center——Discovery Trail——Scientific Discovery Center——Human Impact——Endangered Species Rescue Center——Helping Hands——Scientific Research Laboratory——Taking Actions——Join the Future

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