(251229) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Tourists select cultural and creative products at the Mianyang base of the 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)
