as usual in most of the china tours i have followed, whatever written on the itinerary given is not the actual schedule when you are there.
so the visit to the chengdu research base of panda breeding was supposed to be on the second last day in the printed paper. however, when we got there it was put on the second day just before we started our long and ardous journey to jiu zhai gou.
we reached the panda centre at about 830 when it was just opening. it was good as we avoided the crowd later. i think we were one of the first groups into the park. i like the archway at the entrance. it was really cute.
i did not know how much our guide paid for our tickets but these prices here were those at the counters.
we had to buy separate tickets for our buggy ride once inside the park. one can choose to walk or explore with the help of these enviromentally friendly vehicles.
i am not really sure how big the centre is because i dont think we really went round the whole park. i would have preferred that we visited the wolong panda reserve in wenchuan instead. i think it is much bigger and there are more things to learn and see there.
anyway, we got to see more pandas than if we have gone to the national zoo in kl. hehe. we did not get to see the baby pandas though.
these are the lesser known red pandas. i read on one board that they are of a different family than the giant panda.
beautiful bamboo grooves lined the road along the park. the colour of the bamboo in the photo appeared odd in the photo as flash was used. i think the above photo highlighted the bench more than the bamboos. oops.
the tour ended at about 10 plus after everyone had made a stop at the souvenir shop inside the centre.
and the looong journey to jiuzhaigou began.
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