Pandas and a giant buddha

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We got to the panda breeding center just after 8am, and saw a group of 2 year old pandas as they were finishing eating. They were clumsily climbing around their big enclosure, which was really amusing. We also saw 5 adorable baby pandas on a big bed, and several sleepy adults in trees.



From Chengdu, we drove in a minibus for about 3 hours to Leshan, where we went on a short boat trip to see Dafo, a massive Buddha carved into the cliffs over a thousand years ago. We then drove for a further hour to Emei Shan, where we stayed in the Baoguo monastery - nice to wander around in the evening, and early morning when it's quiet, but the toilets and showers were pretty horrible.

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