Chengdu is featured in Part 8 of my 25-day Elderhostel program in China called “Tibet, Border Kingdoms, and Yangtze River Study Cruise” with stays in ten cities and three days cruising on the Yangtze River in April and May 2007.
I will be publishing a series of articles from this adventure. Visit my home page to see what is available beginning with "The Many Faces of China": http://www.worldisround.com/home/jdtan/index.html
We arrived in Chengdu for a one-night stay after first flying from Lijiang to Kunming and
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We have arrived to see Chengdu's
most famous residents.
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The Giant Panda Breeding Research
Base is the best place to see Chengdu's most famous residents.
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This 600-acre park has lots of room
for the growing of bamboo, each bear's consumption per day being about 85...
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Because of an inefficient intestinal
system the panda must feed for 12 to 16 hours a day.
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Other than in zoos, the giant pandas
exist today in six small areas located in inland China.
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Adult Pandas grow to be five to six feet
high. They will weigh up to 275 pounds, and males weigh 10 to 20 per...
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With few enemies other than people, the
lifespan of a wild panda is about 25 years.
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The best time to see pandas is when
they are feeding about 9:00 A.M. It was EXTREMELY UNUSUAL to find them...
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A panda's head is very large with
special molars for chewing plants. Powerful muscles extend from the...
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The girl is watching a peacock approach
a modernistic panda with cub on the research institute's grounds.
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The museum is part of the research
institute.
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This sign certainly describes the
admirable work done at the institute.
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The skelton of a panda bear on display
in the museum.
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Chengdu is a big city, although I have
found estimates from 2 to 10 million people, depending on the specific area...
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Chengdu is listed by the Chinese State
Council as one of China's 24 most important cities in terms of historical...
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Shu Feng Ya Yun Teahouse entrance
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Prior to the entertainment, we were
encouraged to visit the many displays of Chinese costumes.
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These paintigs were for sale as well
as just being interesting to see.
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Seeing the Sichuan opera and folk arts
here was an option (at extra charge) for our group on the only night spent in...
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The musician is playing a ruan, a very
ancient four-stringed moon-shaped lute with a long straight neck and multiple...
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Although our seats were in the back of
the teahouse for the show, the photographers in the group moved to...
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More Sichuan opera
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More Sichuan opera
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The operator of this stick puppet showed
his finesse in being able to control the hands and arms to the extent...
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The souna has a history of almost two
thousand years and is commonly used in the accompaniment to singing...
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