The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is located in the northern suburb of Chengdu on Futou Hill. It is 10 km from downtown Chengdu, and can be reached by the Panda Road. Many types of bamboo, trees, and flowers thrive at the Research Base.Several species of birds also make their home there.

The human-made structures have been designed to blend well with the natural scenery. Endangered species such as giant pandas, red pandas, and black-necked cranes reproduce well at the Research Base. Also located at the Research Base is the Giant Panda Museum which provides interesting educational information about a variety of species native to China. 85% percent of the habitat for endangered species native to China. 85% percent of the wild panda population resides in Sichuan. Wild giant pandas can be found in the Chengdu governed areas of Chongzhou, Dujiangyan, Dayi, Pengzhou, and Qionglai.

The Research Base is one of the important centers in China for the captive conservation of giant pandas. The current goal is to increase the captive population of giant pandas.The ultimate goal is to reintroduce giant pandas to the wild. To achieve this goal certain pandas will be raised in such a way as to provide them with the necessary skills to survive in the wild. Reintroduction of captive animals to the wild will both increase the number of individuals and the genetic diversity of the wild population.

The Chengdu Research Base and the Chengdu Zoo jointly house 33% of the captive giant panda embryo transfer and genome resource banking for endangered species are focused on. Many famous Chinese scientists are conducting preliminary research in this laboratory on giant panda embryo transfer, and have obtained some signigicant results.