There is literally one place in the entire world where you can hold a baby panda bear and it's at Dujiangyan Panda Base and Center for Disease Control which is two hours outside of Chengdu, China.
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It costs about $350 to cuddle a baby panda for about 60 seconds. It is worth every penny. There is literally no other place where you can wrap your arm around the cutest creature in the world and get the best profile picture of all time. The money also helps Panda conservation efforts.
The Chinese government, which gifted the first pair of pandas — Hsing Hsing and Ling Ling — to the U.S., now leases the pandas out for a typical 10-year renewable term. The annual fee ranges from $1 million to $2 million per pair, plus mandatory costs to build and maintain facilities to house the animals.
You must be licensed by either the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda or the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to work with pandas. Passing a written exam and proving your proficiency in panda biology, behavior, and care are prerequisites for certification.