The Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding is a must-see place in the Sichuan capital.

The base combines natural scenery with manmade landscapes to create wonderful and humane living spaces for giant pandas, red pandas and China's other endangered animals.

The Giant Panda Museum along with satellite museums in the Research Center and Panda Hospital provide 7,000 square meters of educational space to foreign and domestic visitors.

It has worked with design companies from the United States to create modern, interactive learning experiences.

The center is popular among tourists from China and abroad. It is the recipient of donations from around the world.

Action movie star Jackie Chan donated a total of 1 million yuan ($161,290) to the center in May 2009, and he has acted as a spokesperson for panda protection.

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