April 11th was another warm day as we set off in our taxi to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
Founded in 1987 by the Chengdu Municipal People’s Government. It started with six giant pandas that were rescued from the wild. By 2008, the research base had 124 panda births, and the captive panda population has grown to 83.
It’s aim is to “be a world-class research facility, conservation education center, and international educational tourism destination.”
And so all wearing our “Uncle Bob’s Scenic Tours” t-shirts we set out to see some pandas.
At the entrance we were again pleased to find that being over 60 we all had free entry and the only cost ws £1.50 each for the electric shuttle buggy to takw us to the main centre about a mile away, the park really is quite big.
A little futher into the park we took a look into the art display.
This was a great day out but quite tiring, the park is about 1,000 acres roughly the size of 560 football pitches with many of the pavilions about a ten minute walk between them.
In the evening wqe took a short ride to the Anshun Bridge, one of the most photographed night spots in Chengdu, a traditional Chinese covered bridge over the Jin River which is fully lit at night with golden orange illumination, reflecting in the water.
So we ened the day relaxing in one of the many bars near the bridge and watching the bridge come to life as dusk set in and the lights reflected beautifully in the river.
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