See cuddly giant pandas frolic and be cute all day in Chengdu

A male panda named Mei Lan, born on Sep 6, 2006, enjoying his bamboo. — Photos: IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

A trip to China’s Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, is incomplete without a visit to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. This public non-profit breeding and research institute, located about 10km from the city centre, was founded by the Chengdu Municipal People’s Government in 1987.

Here, the pandas live in glass enclosures that allow visitors to marvel at these adorable black-and-white bears – as they eat and play with each other – from a safe distance.