Chengdu Zoo
成都动物园
One of the older city zoos in Southwest China, where you can also see giant pandas. Located right next to Zhaojue Temple, it has cheap tickets and convenient transport.
Chengdu Zoo is on South Zhaojue Temple Road in Chenghua District. It opened in 1953 and keeps hundreds of species. The Panda House lets you see giant pandas and red pandas, making it a good backup when tickets to the panda base are hard to get. The zoo is not large, and it takes 2–3 hours to see everything. Tickets cost about 20 yuan (confirm on site), and it is very family-friendly. Get off at Zoo Station on Metro Line 3, and after leaving the zoo you can walk to the neighboring Zhaojue Temple.
Opening hours
About 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Zhaojue Temple
- Jianshe Road Food Street
- Eastern Suburb Memory
- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
- Wenshu Monastery
- Tianfu Panda Tower (Sichuan TV Tower)
- Chengdu Natural History Museum
- Jinjiang Theatre (Sichuan Opera)