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Chengdu is famous for its Panda research center. Here they breed the Giant Panda, an animal on the edge of extinction. The Giant Panda has its normal habitat in this region too. It lives in bambooforests, because all the giant animal eats is bamboo. That is the main reason for its decline. The bamboo forests are making place for farmlands and cities. The center also has the red panda, a much smaller creature and looking completely different, more foxlike with a reddish color.
More info:
about the center:
- http://www.panda.org.cn/, official site of the center.
- http://www.pilotguides.com/
about the panda: http://www.giantpandabear.com/
We visited the park where the research center is located and took heaps of pictures of the Pandas.
They all have fairly large enclosures and we were lucky enough to see some that had just been given fresh bamboo. Another encloser had a few young pandas, aged between 1 and 2 years. They were very playful, and tried to climb on everything.
It was not always a succes.
We made a two short movies, one of the adult pandas eating and one of the young panda falling of his branch. You can see them here
As Chengdu is located in the south of China it is hot in summer, and we decided it was time to unwind. A visit to a real chinese teagarden at the grounds of the Wenshu temple was the choice.
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Lovely Giant Pandas!
The Sichuan Opera looks lovely. I should keep that in mind for my next trip.
We have eaten at the temple and the food is really excellent and VERY, VERY low price by western standards. I would highly recomment this wonderful restaurant (dining is outside under a roof.
You guys have made a great page on Chengdu! The tips & travelogues are great...and I love the sound of that soya/meat restaurant! Happy travels, Blu