For a long time, researches on giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) have been insufficient due to their less number and difficulties of sampling by conventional methods such as destructive and invasive sampling. But fecal samples are easy to collect, easy to keep after simple treatment and noninvasive to the giant pandas. This paper outlined the application of feces in giant panda research in the fields of food compositions, nutrient absorption, population survey, individual identification, fecal steroid hormones, parasite and pathogenic microorganism. Finally, this paper discusses the prospects of applying feces in research of giant panda.