Somewhere in China, a naughty panda cub Ping and his dragon friend Jielong are enjoying life together. But Jielong is a rare breed of dragon that every villain wants to cage up at home and show off. One day, Jielong is kidnapped by smugglers in Africa. Ping doesn't hesitate for a minute and embarks on a long journey to rescue his best friend. On an adventurous journey across the ocean to a completely unknown world, Ping meets many animals – a rugged orangutan captain named Xing Xing, a family of turtles or a cunning monkey named Jojo, who eventually embarks on a journey through this beautiful continent full of danger and wonder with Ping. Meanwhile, Jielong becomes a gift for the spoiled lion king Ade. Will Ping be able to save Jielong? And is Ade really the bad guy, or does someone in the pack have other plans for Jielong?