SW China’s Sichuan to open panda-themed international resort in May Shan Jie Published: Mar 11, 2021 09:29 PM Two giant pandas are pictured at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding during a theme event marking International Panda Day in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 27, 2020. (Photo by Chen Juwei/Xinhua) Southwest China's Sichuan Province, known as the hometown of giant pandas, is seeking to further exploit the economic potential of the world's favorite bear with a large panda-themed international resort that will open to guests in May. The core project of the 35-square kilometer resort in Chengdu, Sichuan's capital city is the expanded Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, and construction will be finished in May, the Global Times learned from the resort's publicity team on Thursday.