--- title: Pandas Made of Papier-Mache by Paulo Grangeon are Filling Taipei description: Artist Paulo Grangeon has created 1600 papier-mache pandas that are installed in Taipei as a reminder of the animal's endangered status canonical: https://time.com/18502/papier-mache-pandas-are-taking-over-the-world/ author: Kyle Chayka article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-10T18:04:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:07:39.015Z og:title: Papier-Mache Pandas Are Taking Over the World og:description: 1600 miniature pandas fill Taipei with cute og:url: https://time.com/18502/papier-mache-pandas-are-taking-over-the-world/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb7568913df7e391/698684ca55a8592a48a7fa25/unnamed.jpg?branch=production&width=953&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 953 og:image:height: 536 og:image:alt: unnamed og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Papier-Mache Pandas Are Taking Over the World twitter:description: 1600 miniature pandas fill Taipei with cute twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb7568913df7e391/698684ca55a8592a48a7fa25/unnamed.jpg?branch=production&width=953&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Papier-Mâché Pandas Are Taking Over the World > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=d055d2b9-a33e-4fb2-b487-a8c29fa8b894&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1) by [Kyle Chayka](https://time.com/author/kyle-chayka/) ## Kyle Chayka Mar 10, 2014 6:04 PM UTC  Taipei City Government by [Kyle Chayka](https://time.com/author/kyle-chayka/) ## Kyle Chayka Mar 10, 2014 6:04 PM UTC 1,600 pandas are coming home to Taiwan. Starting last month, the creatures gathered in Taipei, [spilling onto the streets](http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=72249748&ctNode=8557&mp=100002) and into city gardens. Unfortunately for anyone who might want to adopt one of the fuzzy creatures for a pet, they’re all made of papier-mâché. The pride of pandas (there’s no official word for a group of pandas because they’re usually solitary creatures) was created by the French artist Paulo Grangeon. The exhibition has been touring the world, stopping in such scenic locales as [Paris](http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01012/pandas-in-paris460%5F1012666c.jpg) and [Rome](http://static3.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/a%5Fscale%5Flarge/000-3/photos/1279046066-panda-invasion-in-rome%5F53553.jpg), but this is the first time it has been installed in Asia, where they are launching a [tour](http://www.pandasworldtour.tw/). Each papier-mâché sculpture represents a single panda that’s left in the wild. The installation’s purpose is to raise awareness about animal conservation in the panda’s home country, but the googly-eyed creatures are also a reminder of why we love pandas so much: they’re possibly the cutest animal on the planet. 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