This is a government-funded non-profit breeding and research institute for giant pandas, red pandas, and other rare animals. It started with 6 giant pandas that were rescued from the wild. By 2008, it had 124 panda births, and the captive panda population has grown to 83. Its stated goal is to "be a world-class research facility, conservation education center, and international educational tourism destination."

Driving 1 hour to Sanxingdui Museum, located in Guanghan, Sichuan Province. It is a world-renowned museum, often ranked among the best in China, housing incredible 3,000- to 5,000-year-old relics from the ancient Shu Kingdom. It features unique bronze masks, giant bronze sacred trees, and exquisite gold artifacts, showcasing a distinct, mysterious, and highly developed early Bronze Age civilization.