Chongqing Zoological Garden is situated in the western suburbs of Chongqing. Zigzag paths lead to delightful areas of seclusion. An artificial lake is built at the foot of hills, with all kinds of birds either flying above or resting on the lake, and the plants on the island in the middle of the lake are strikingly verdant. Construction of the zoo began in 1953. This attraction is the largest zoological garden in southwest China and one of the largest in the whole country. Now the Chongqing Zoological Garden is raising over 1,000 birds and 170 species of animals.

In the Panda Ground at the foot of a hill and by a little stream, visitors can see charmingly naive giant and lesser pandas and their offspring. The pandas, together with the golden monkeys, have visited the United States, Canada, and Japan as good-will envoys of the Chinese people. When the two-year-old giant panda, Star of Sichuan, who had been born and raised in this garden, visited South Korea, people there gave her a warm welcome. At the same time, the giraffes, flamingos, lion-tailed monkeys, ostriches, mandrills, and Arabian baboons from the United States, Canada, and Japan have come to settle in this Chinese garden.