Tickets and booking
Admission on file: CNY 58 for adults and CNY 29 for children, seniors and students, valid every day of the year. Half price covers children taller than 1.3 m and aged over 6 but under 18, full-time primary, secondary and university students with a student ID (adult-education and postgraduate IDs excluded), and seniors over 60 and up to 65 — Sichuan residents on statutory holidays, out-of-province seniors with valid ID on any day. Entry is free for children under 1.3 m, Sichuan seniors over 60 (non-holiday days only), seniors from outside Sichuan over 65, military personnel, disabled visitors and Hong Kong residents with valid ID. The pack lists no online booking platform, so the reliable move is to confirm ticketing and opening status by phone — 028-68714448 or 19136072640 — before travelling. All prices are reference only; the same-day posted price governs.
Entrance and routes
The pack documents one arrival point rather than a gate map: bus 102, bound for Jiezi Ancient Town, stops at Panda Paradise stop, the named drop-off for the base. Drivers should set navigation to ‘China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, Dujiangyan Base’ and come in via the Chengguan Expressway, the Chongyi exit and Huaizhong Road. The street address on file is Shiqiao Village Group 9, Qingchengshan Town, Dujiangyan, Chengdu. No gate locations, queue systems or internal shuttles are documented, so follow on-site signage from the bus stop.
Photo spots
The data pack names no viewpoints, decks or marked photo points, so the enclosures and their giant pandas are the subjects to plan around. With a visit sized at 1-3 hours there is time to work through the enclosures at an unhurried pace and circle back to any where the pandas are out and visible. Since no positioning or timing data is on file, treat photo planning as something to settle on arrival rather than in advance.
Timing and crowds
Listed hours are 08:30-17:00, Monday to Sunday, all year, with the listing itself flagging these as reference only. The pack contains no crowd, seasonality or peak-time data, so no quiet-period claims can be made; the practical default is to arrive near the 08:30 opening, which protects the full window for a 1-3 hour visit. The critical timing fact sits in the listing name itself: the Chinese entry is tagged ‘temporarily not open’. Before locking in trains or buses, call 028-68714448 or 19136072640 to confirm the base has reopened.
Walking and effort
There is no hiking profile here: the pack lists no trail lengths, elevation figures or route maps, and the 1-3 hour suggested duration describes a compact, walk-through panda facility rather than a trek. No accessibility, stroller or mobility information is on file either — worth asking about when you call to confirm opening status if it matters to your group.
Getting there
Rail: take the high-speed train from Chengdu North Railway Station to Qingchengshan Station, then bus 102 toward Jiezi Ancient Town and alight at Panda Paradise stop. Coach: ride from Chengdu Chadianzi Passenger Terminal to Dujiangyan Passenger Terminal, then transfer to the same bus 102 toward Jiezi Ancient Town and get off at Panda Paradise stop. Driving: follow the Chengguan Expressway, exit at Chongyi, continue along Huaizhong Road to the base, or simply navigate to ‘China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, Dujiangyan Base’. The pack carries no fares or timetables for the train, coach or bus 102, so check current schedules and prices when planning.
Cost breakdown
Admission is the only cost the pack documents. Adults pay CNY 58; the concession rate is CNY 29 for eligible children, seniors and students; and free entry applies to children under 1.3 m, Sichuan seniors over 60 on non-holiday days, out-of-province seniors over 65, military personnel, disabled visitors and Hong Kong residents with valid ID. Prices are marked reference-only, with the same-day posted price governing. Nothing is documented for the high-speed train, the coach or bus 102, and no on-site extras appear in the pack, so budget transport separately after checking current fares.
