New panda conservation center coming

Visitors are expected to see more giant pandas as the construction of the first phase of a new giant panda national conservation and research center is underway in Beijing.

The first phase of construction is projected to be completed by the end of this year, a senior official from the capital said during the city's ongoing "two sessions" annual meetings.

Zou Jinsong, Party secretary of Fangshan district, where the center's Beijing base is being built, said the government is working to welcome the giant pandas as early as possible.