Giant panda Feng Yi is pictured at the Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 29, 2025. The Mianyang base of CCRCGP started its trial operation to receive public visitors on Monday.

China has launched the Mianyang base, which covers an area of about 120 hectares, in Sichuan to bolster panda breeding, as well as research and international communication on its famed native species, expanding the CCRCGP to five sites nationwide. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

This photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025 shows a view of the entrance of the Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Mianyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mianyang base of CCRCGP started its trial operation to receive public visitors on Monday.

China has launched the Mianyang base, which covers an area of about 120 hectares, in Sichuan to bolster panda breeding, as well as research and international communication on its famed native species, expanding the CCRCGP to five sites nationwide. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

Giant panda Fu Wa is pictured at the Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 29, 2025. The Mianyang base of CCRCGP started its trial operation to receive public visitors on Monday.

China has launched the Mianyang base, which covers an area of about 120 hectares, in Sichuan to bolster panda breeding, as well as research and international communication on its famed native species, expanding the CCRCGP to five sites nationwide. (Xinhua/Chen Juwei)

Giant panda Fu Wa is pictured at the Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 29, 2025. The Mianyang base of CCRCGP started its trial operation to receive public visitors on Monday.

China has launched the Mianyang base, which covers an area of about 120 hectares, in Sichuan to bolster panda breeding, as well as research and international communication on its famed native species, expanding the CCRCGP to five sites nationwide. (Xinhua/Chen Juwei)

Tourists take pictures of giant panda Bing Zai at the Mianyang base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Mianyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 29, 2025. The Mianyang base of CCRCGP started its trial operation to receive public visitors on Monday.

China has launched the Mianyang base, which covers an area of about 120 hectares, in Sichuan to bolster panda breeding, as well as research and international communication on its famed native species, expanding the CCRCGP to five sites nationwide. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)