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China
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China is the homeland of giant pandas, linking wild habitat, breeding centers, research institutions, and the longest conservation record in the archive.
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Places in China
57 locations recorded
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda Dujiangyan Base
China Panda Garden at Shunan Bamboo Sea
蜀南竹海中华大熊猫苑
The China Panda Garden at Shunan Bamboo Sea is a newly built panda venue inside the Shunan Bamboo Sea scenic area in Yibin, Sichuan. Ping Ping (平平, studbook 704) moved here on September 29, 2025.
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Daxiangling Nature Reserve
大相岭自然保护区
Daxiangling Nature Reserve is a protected area in Sichuan Province, part of the giant panda habitat system.
View locationFoping Nature Reserve
佛坪自然保护区
Foping Nature Reserve is a protected area in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, renowned for wild panda conservation.
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Giant Panda National Park
大熊猫国家公园
Giant Panda National Park spans three provinces in southwestern China, integrating 67 existing panda nature reserves into one unified protected area.
View locationGuangzhou Zoo
广州动物园
Guangzhou Zoo is home to giant pandas Ya Yi and Xing Yi. The zoo's upgraded panda house reopened in January 2018 after renovation, featuring expanded indoor and outdoor spaces.
View locationHainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden
Jinan Wildlife World
济南野生动物世界
Jinan Wildlife World, opened in September 2015 in Zhangqiu District, is a national AAAA scenic area housing over 300 species. In October 2017, two giant pandas from Chengdu Base began their educational residency at the park.
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Liangshan Mountains
凉山山脉
The Liangshan Mountains are a mountain range in southern Sichuan, one of the six key giant panda habitat mountain systems.
View locationLiziping Nature Reserve
栗子坪自然保护区
Liziping Nature Reserve is a protected area in Sichuan Province, China, used for panda rewilding and release programs.
View locationMianyang Base (CCRCGP)
绵阳基地
Mianyang Base is one of the five CCRCGP breeding bases in Sichuan, operating enrichment and public education programs alongside the Shenshuping, Dujiangyan, Ya'an, and Hetaoping bases.
View locationMinshan Mountains
岷山
The Minshan Mountains are a major mountain range in Sichuan and Gansu provinces, one of the most important giant panda habitats.
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Ordos Wildlife Park
鄂尔多斯野生动物园
Ordos Wildlife Park, a national AAAA scenic spot, covers 12 km² of Inner Mongolia grasslands. In September 2016, two giant pandas from Chengdu Base began their residency, joining over 220 terrestrial species and 260 marine species at the park.
View locationQianlingshan Park Zoo
黔灵山公园动物园
Qianlingshan Park Zoo, located within Qianlingshan Park in central Guiyang, is a historic zoo opened in 1958. In April 2018, two giant pandas from Chengdu Base began an educational residency, adding to the zoo's collection of over 70 species including African lions, red pandas, and primates.
View locationQinling Mountains
秦岭
The Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi Province form the northernmost natural habitat of the giant panda, home to the distinctive brown-and-white panda subspecies.
View locationQinling Panda Research Center
秦岭大熊猫研究中心
Qionglai Mountains
邛崃山脉
The Qionglai Mountains are a major mountain range in Sichuan province, one of the six key giant panda habitat mountain systems and part of the Giant Panda National Park.
View locationQuancheng Oulebao Animal Kingdom
Quancheng Oulebao Animal Kingdom in Dezhou, Shandong Province, is a large theme park and zoo complex that houses several giant pandas.
View locationQuanzhou Zoo
泉州动物园
Quanzhou Zoo is a municipal zoo in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China.
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Sichuan Province
四川省
Sichuan Province in southwestern China is the heart of the giant panda's natural habitat, home to all major panda reserves and breeding centers.
View locationSongpan Section, Giant Panda National Park
大熊猫国家公园松潘园区
The Songpan Section of Giant Panda National Park in northwest Sichuan hosts an integrated sky-ground monitoring system covering remote wild panda habitat, including the Baiyang area where wild panda mother-cub pairs have been recorded on camera.
View locationSuzhou Taihu Wetland Park
苏州太湖湿地公园
Suzhou Taihu Wetland Park is a wetland park in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, that has housed giant pandas.
View locationTai'an
泰安
Tai'an is a city in Shandong Province, China, where pandas have been temporarily housed.
View locationTangjiahe Nature Reserve
唐家河自然保护区
Tangjiahe Nature Reserve is a protected area in Sichuan Province, known for its rich biodiversity and panda conservation work.
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Wolong Hetaoping Base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Wolong Hetaoping Wild Training Base
Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base
Wuxi Zoo
无锡动物园
Wuxi Zoo is a municipal zoo in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
View locationXiamen Panda World
厦门熊猫世界
Xiamen Panda World is a panda exhibition facility in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China.
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Xining Wildlife Park
西宁野生动物园
Xining Wildlife Park, located at the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at 2295m elevation, is the highest-altitude zoo in China to house giant pandas. In June 2019, four giant pandas were transferred from Chengdu Base for public education, marking the species' first permanent presence in Qinghai Province.
View locationYa'an Bifengxia Base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Yangzhou Zoo
扬州动物园
Yangzhou Zoo is a municipal zoo in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
View locationYehe Nature Reserve
冶勒自然保护区
Yehe Nature Reserve is a protected area in Sichuan Province, China, within the giant panda habitat.
View locationYichang Zoo
宜昌动物园
Yichang Zoo is a municipal zoo in Yichang, Hubei Province, China.
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Yunnan Wildlife Park
云南野生动物园
Yunnan Wildlife Park, located within Jindian National Forest Park in Kunming, is the largest mountain wildlife park in southwest China. In April 2016, two giant pandas from Chengdu Base began their residency. The park houses over 200 species and manages the Yunnan Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.
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Pandas connected to China
738 pandas recorded
Currently in China
The active panda profiles tied to institutions in this country.
A Bao
阿宝
A Bao is a male giant panda born on September 7, 2010 at Madrid Zoo, the first giant panda conceived through artificial ...
View profileA Bao
阿宝
A Bao is a male giant panda born on 2011-09-04 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is the offspring...
View profileA Bao
阿宝
A Bao (also known as Bao Lan) is a female giant panda born on November 3, 2010 at Atlanta Zoo. Initially mistaken for ma...
View profileA Bao
阿宝
A Bao (阿宝, studbook #703) is a wild-born Qinling male giant panda rescued in 2008 from Taibai County. He is a pure Qinli...
View profileA Jie
阿杰
A Jie (阿杰, studbook #983) is a female giant panda born August 31, 2015 at Ya'an Bifengxia Base. Daughter of Min Min and ...
A Ling
阿灵
A Ling (阿灵, studbook #739) is a female giant panda born on September 14, 2008 at Ya'an Bifengxia. Daughter of Ye Ye (#49...
Born in China
Pandas whose birth place is recorded inside this country.
A Bao
阿宝
A Bao is a male giant panda born on 2011-09-04 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is the offspring...
View profileA Bao
阿宝
A Bao (阿宝, studbook #703) is a wild-born Qinling male giant panda rescued in 2008 from Taibai County. He is a pure Qinli...
View profileA Jie
阿杰
A Jie (阿杰, studbook #983) is a female giant panda born August 31, 2015 at Ya'an Bifengxia Base. Daughter of Min Min and ...
Previously linked here
Historical panda profiles connected to this country.
An An
安安
An An (安安, studbook #327) was the longest-living male giant panda in human care. Born wild in Baoxing, Sichuan in 1986, ...
View profileAn An
安安
An An is a male giant panda born on 1999-12-28 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, regist...
View profileAn An
安安
An An (安安) was a male giant panda gifted to the Soviet Union in 1959 as a mate for Ping Ping. He was the second panda se...
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Further reading connected to China
Minshan vs. Qinling: How Two Mountain Ranges Shape Different Pandas
The giant panda exists in two distinct forms across two mountain ranges: the larger, darker Sichuan subspecies in the Minshan and Qionglai ranges, and the rounder-faced, browner Qinling subspecies isolated for 10,000+ years in Shaanxi. This comparative ecology article maps the habitat differences — elevation, climate, bamboo, snowfall — that have driven subtle but significant divergence between the two panda populations.
How We Know There Are 1,864 Wild Pandas: The Four National Surveys That Counted Every One
Every panda conservation statistic — '1,864 wild pandas,' '16.8% population increase,' '11.8% habitat expansion' — traces back to a single source: China's four national giant panda surveys. Conducted over 40 years, these are the most comprehensive wildlife censuses ever undertaken for a single species. This article explains how they work, why they take years, and how methodology evolved from measuring bamboo bite-marks to extracting DNA from droppings.
Where Pandas Live: The Complete Global Distribution Guide
The giant panda diaspora spans 58 locations across continents — from the misty bamboo forests of Sichuan to climate-controlled enclosures in Singapore, from mountain reserves that shelter free-ranging pandas to urban zoos that host celebrities. This article provides the definitive guide to panda geography: where they live, why they're there, what the distribution reveals about conservation history, and how the map has changed from 1869 to today.
Where Do Wild Pandas Live? The Complete Panda Habitat Guide
Wild pandas live in six mountain ranges across three provinces of southwestern China — Minshan, Qionglai, Qinling, Liangshan, Daxiangling, and Xiaoxiangling — each with its own bamboo palette, elevation band, and conservation pressures. This guide maps the full habitat system: how elevation, bamboo species, and climate make a patch habitable, the fragmentation reality of 33 isolated subpopulations, and the corridor network under the Giant Panda National Park that is reconnecting them. Name the range, and you begin to know the habitat.
Recent activity
What the archive has recorded here
Ping Ping and Fu Shuang depart for Zoo Atlanta
On September 27, 2026 at 02:55, Ping Ping (#1230) and Fu Shuang (#1250) boarded a charter flight at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport for Zoo Atlanta, beginning a 10-year conservation stay after a Chengdu Base send-off ceremony.
Read updateWild Panda Filmed Drinking at a Stream in Tangjiahe
A tourist captured rare footage of a wild giant panda drinking at a mountain stream in Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan — a precious wild panda sighting recorded on August 13, 2026.
Read update2026 Panda Birthday Season Enrichment Events Conclude
The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) wraps up its 2026 "National Treasures in Green Mountains" birthday season enrichment events, which ran in parallel across its five bases.
Read update2026 Panda Center Birthday Season Enrichment Livestream on August 12
The CCRCGP "National Treasures in Green Mountains" birthday season enrichment livestream goes live August 12 from Mianyang Base, with recorded segments from the center's other bases and the Shunan Bamboo Sea Giant Panda Park. On-site enrichment events run in parallel at Mianyang, Ya'an, and Wolong Shenshuping.
Read updateWild Panda Mother and Cub Filmed Together in Songpan for the First Time
The Songpan Section of Giant Panda National Park captured clear footage of a wild panda mother and cub together on July 18-19, 2026 — the first mother-cub pair recorded by its new integrated sky-ground monitoring system. The system was installed in 2025 and put into service in 2026.
Read updateActivity in this country has been recorded in the archive since 1955.
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