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The Global Panda Partners Conference 2026 is launched in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

CHENGDU, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) — The main forum of the Global Panda Partners Conference 2026 opened on Tuesday in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, known as the “hometown of giant pandas,” drawing experts and scholars from over 30 countries and regions.

Under the theme of protecting giant panda habitats, building a beautiful world and sharing open opportunities, the conference runs from Nov. 2 to 4, featuring a main forum, multiple parallel sessions and supporting activities focused on giant panda conservation, biodiversity conservation and green development cooperation.

A fair featuring a variety of panda-themed cultural and creative products was held on the sidelines of the forum, attracting the attention of many guests.

Members of a choir perform the theme song “We Are Pandas” alongside the event’s mascot at the Global Panda Partners Conference 2026 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
Members of a choir perform the theme song “We Are Pandas” alongside the event’s mascot at the Global Panda Partners Conference 2026 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
Guests pose for a selfie with a robot at a fair during the Global Panda Partners Conference 2026 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
A guest selects panda-themed cultural and creative products at a fair during the Global Panda Partners Conference 2026 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)
The Global Panda Partners Conference 2026 is launched in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
Guests watch robots performing at a fair during the Global Panda Partners Conference 2026 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
A guest selects panda-themed cultural and creative products at a fair during the Global Panda Partners Conference 2026 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
Guests read out the 2026 Global Panda Partners Green Development Consensus at the Global Panda Partners Conference 2026 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
People visit a fair during the Global Panda Partners Conference 2026 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
Participants attend the Global Panda Partners Conference 2026 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)■