I arrived at Chengdu airport to be met by a friend of my guide, her husband, daughter, mother and nephew, so it was a nice warm welcome! Sophia, my guide met me later and took me out for a welcome meal. The food in Sichuan province is really hot, but delicious, although being veggie will probably be a problem at times. I met Jon the following morning, he's the other volunteer for the next 3wks and then Sophie took us on a tour around Chengdu, to a gorgeous Taoist temple and a beautiful park. After another night in the city we headed off to Bifengxia, the scenery is gorgeous and we're right up in the mountains! We got given our uniforms and then went to meet the Pandas. We're working in the breeding area, with the
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