There is no doubt that the top thing to do in Chengdu is to visit a panda sanctuary to view the cute pandas. The Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is the one of the best places to see pandas in Chengdu. There are a lot of pandas in the base. You can watch these cute national treasures at close range in all stages of growth from babies to adults. In fact, the cubs are like small pink mice when they are first born and weigh only about 100g. That's only about 1/1000 the weight of the mother'. It is the largest difference in weight between a mother and cub in the animal kingdom. Besides the Base in Chengdu, the Dujiangyan Panda Base is also a good choice. You can even have an opportunity to be a volunteer there to have a closer experience with pandas, which is really one of unusual things to do in Chengdu.
The best time to visit a panda base is before 10:00 am, since that’s their active time. And remember, do not use a photographic flash or feed animals casually.
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