Cute animals and babies immediately come to mind when considering this week’s travel theme topic, Endearing, nominated by Ailsa, of Where’s My Backpack. How cute and endearing are Pandas!
A visit to the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China is an enjoyable day out. The pandas have acres of bamboo forest to enjoy, the nursery pandas are kept separately, and there is a birthing section, complete with all the paraphernalia of a maternity hospital.
The park itself is huge, with large promenades of bamboo forests, a large lake and an excellent restaurant where you, like the pandas, can enjoy a plate of bamboo, pickled and steamed. Like everything else in China, the park and facilities are spotlessly clean and a pleasure to visit.
The Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, No.1375 Xiongmao Avenue, Outside Northern Third Ring Road, Chenghua District, Chengdu 610081, China.
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Oh yes, especially sitting back on their big bottoms, chewing on a stick of bamboo! 🙂
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That’s right, watching the world go by, waiting for the next meal. Too lazy to mate!
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🙂
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I wonder if that Panda’s mum told it not to run with a sharp stick in hand? I’ve never known Pandas to move very fast, though, so am assuming it’s not a problem! Very cute photos.
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No, not a problem. They are more interested in eating than running. They eat 12- 38 kilos of bamboo a day! No time to run or mate.
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Surely everyone loves these cute animals! Perfect for the theme.
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yes, but a hard choice between pandas and Koalas
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Those pandas look happier than the ones I saw in Chiang Mai. A good choice for endearing. For me a very difficult theme.
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The difference in Panda Quality is striking. I guess they are really ‘at home’ here in Chengdu.
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Great pics for the endearing theme Francesca. It’s not an easy one
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No, one ends up thinking of cute animals. I took the easy path.
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This must have been an incredible site to see! Pandas are so photogenic.
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It was a great day out, the Pandas, the Park itself and our friends who accompanied us. The standards of zoo keeping are excelled in this facility. They are cute and fascinating, for animals that just eat all day.
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