We arrived very late at night in Chengdu and checked into 'Mrs. Panda's Hostel'. Linda and Maurice had a room while Lulu bunked in a dorm room for 4. Chengdu has a population of 7,000,000 and there are 30,000,000 in the province of Sichuan. It is a very clean modern city teeming with construction. The huge streets have 6 lanes and another 2 side lanes for turns, scooters and bikes. We woke about 8:15 and slowly got moving. Our plans were to head to the Chengdu Panda Research Base about 30 minutes away. We snacked in the taxi on dried fruit, cake and nuts from our stash while on the way to the preserve. It turned out to be a beautiful hot day. The giant pandas are not only a Chinese national treasure but are also
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