Bonsai, Bamboo and Bandas

We returned from a whirlwind visit to Chengdu,  3 hour flight east of Shanghai.  We left Saturday night and returned to Shanghai Monday night.  We saw parks, playgrounds, temples, bonsai, bamboo and best all and the reason we went there PANDAS.  As the country's native animal and has be known to be around as long as dinosaurs, we were very excited to see a research breeding reserve. Apparently Panda's are gifted to country's from China.  What a gift.  Below are some of our highlights.

Baby panda's can cohabit together until they turn 3 years old when then they have to be separated and are considered adults.  Most Panda's live until about 10-12 years old but these live much longer because of their lush living conditions.  Panda's are white with black patches and their tails are white.  They are most active in the morning where their bamboo feast (99% of their diet) is served and they are picky about what type of bamboo they eat.  There are about 2,000 pandas' living in the wild and about 200 in captivity for breeding and research in China.  We learned at another location one can pay $300 for 5 minutes of sitting next to a panda.

We also ended up at the Global Mall which they told us is the largest mall in the world.  Having been to the Mall of America myself I am not so sure this mall is the largest. Inside though there was a water park they turned into a giant ball bit with trampolines we had endless hours of fun for us too.

Panda-razzi