Chongqing Zoo (giant pandas)
重庆动物园 · Chóngqìng Dòngwùyuán
A big, leafy city zoo with one of China’s largest groups of giant pandas, plus red pandas and South China tigers, right by a metro station.
Booking recommendedBring your passport2–3 hours
Tip
Go at opening time: pandas are most active in the cool of the morning and often sleep in the afternoon heat.
- Opening hours
- 08:00–18:00, last entry 16:30; open every day To be confirmed
- Price
- ¥25 (¥20 in December) To be confirmed
- How to book
- Buy online before you go (tickets act as your booking) or at the gate; carry your passport. To be confirmed
- Getting there
- Metro Line 2 (the monorail) to Dongwuyuan (动物园); the main gate is next to the station. Ride it from Liziba to see the train pass through the building on the way.
- Address in Chinese
- 重庆市九龙坡区西郊一村1号
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