World’s first interactive panda-themed museum opens in Southwest China’s Chengdu
Ji Yuqiao Published: Mar 03, 2021 05:53 PM
Photo: Courtesy of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
The world s first interactive panda-themed museum opened on Wednesday in Chengdu, Southwest China s Sichuan Province, one of the major habitats for pandas.
Construction on the museum, located in the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, started in August 2019, one employee from the base told the Global Times on Wednesday.
The museum, covering an area of 7,179 square meters, has seven exhibition areas, including Discovering Giant Pandas, Pandas in Danger and Giant Panda Conservation, so visitors may better understand these rare animals and increase environmental protection awareness.