In the Valley of Peace, a land in Ancient China inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, the clumsy panda Po helps his adoptive father Mr. Ping to run their noodle restaurant, but dreams of fighting alongside the Furious Five, a group of kung fu masters trained by Master Shifu. The wise Master Oogway, Shifu's mentor, predicts that Shifu's former protégé, Tai Lung, will escape from prison and attack the valley to obtain the Dragon Scroll, a legendary artifact he had previously been denied.