Public education in Chengdu Giant Panda Base

Public education in Chengdu Giant Panda Base

Popular Science Education

From 2003 to 2016, Chengdu base received more than 100000 primary and secondary school students at home and abroad, and trained more than 800 volunteers; went to colleges and universities, communities, primary and secondary schools, kindergartens and nature reserves to preach and disseminate knowledge of wildlife protection and environmental education for more than 300 times, and trained school teachers and natural reserve staff in conservation education ability; published We have produced a series of teaching materials, such as "giant panda" magazine, "I love animals - emotional education for animal protection" and "exploring Panda - off campus practice class of Chengdu Panda Base"; we have produced local teaching materials of environmental protection education for Mamize nature reserve and Minshan nature reserve, and produced "fashion and animal protection", "Asian Turtle crisis" and "how to do one" Qualified pet owners, volunteer Handbook and other publicity materials.

Science popularization venues

While carrying out research on giant panda breeding, Chengdu base has established publicity and education facilities such as giant panda museum, panda living body and environment exhibition field, park instruction board, interactive explanation station, panda charm theater and Internet website.

Giant Panda Museum

The giant panda museum is divided into three exhibition areas of giant panda, insects and vertebrates, with an exhibition area of 3000 square meters. It exhibits 1600 species of animal specimens, 12000 pieces of plant specimens, 30 kinds of plant specimens and 80 pieces of other physical exhibits. It has been open to tourists since 1992. The exhibition area of the new giant panda museum is 3000 square meters.

Giant panda Science Museum

With an exhibition area of 1200 square meters, the "giant panda Science Museum" is designed by main street design of the United States. It adopts the way of education and entertainment to show the research work of the panda base in the aspects of giant panda breeding, breeding, genetics, endocrine research and biodiversity protection.

Panda hospital

The exhibition area of the "panda hospital" is 150 square meters, including specimens of giant panda parasites, commonly used medicines for giant pandas, relief sculptures and various display boards of pathogenic bacteria of giant pandas.

Giant panda kitchen

The "giant panda kitchen" displays a variety of giant panda edible bamboo, bamboo shoots, fruits, raw materials, processes and finished products for tourists to taste, with simple illustrations.