We left Xi'an on the overnight train the journey was ok we had a few beers and played cards to pass the time... Once we arrived in Chengdu we headed for the Dragon youth Hostel where we booked ourselves into a triple room it was a bargain at 40 yen pp.. We had a quick freshen up and headed out for a wander and some lunch, the city is not as big as the other major city's and it feels more like the old china without the Sky scrapers Etc That evening we chilled and watched some DVD's that Jonas had bought we met some other Brits that was traveling as well so we just sat round drinking and chilling.. The next morning we was up early to go to the Chengdu Panda reserve, so after a quick breakfast we headed to the reserve it was around a half hour away. The giant pandas are not only a Chinese national treasure but are also beloved by people the world over. They are found only in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. In total there are fewer than 1000, of which 80% are distributed within the territory of Sichuan province. Therefore, when visitors from home and abroad come to Chengdu, Sichuan Province one of their main objectives will be to see the giant pandas for themselves.

Located just 10km (6miles) away from downtown Chengdu, the Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center has been created and imitates the pandas' natural habitat in order that they might have a the best possible environment for rearing and breeding. The Center cares also for other rare and endangered wild animals. The Research Center covers an area of 560 mus (92 acres), 96% of which is verdure. Giant pandas, lesser pandas, black-necked cranes, white storks as well as over 20 species of rare animals are fed and bred there throughout the year. Verdant bamboo, bright flowers, fresh air, a natural hill scene and a beautiful artificial view are merged ingeniously at the base.

The necessary facilities for giant pandas have been completed and include a fodder room, sleeping quarters and a medical station. Additionally there is a Giant Panda Museum together with research laboratories and a training center. A great number of plants and as many as ten thousand clumps of bamboos and bushes have been cultivated to provide for the giant pandas' diet and habitat. The center is planning to expand by another 3000 mus (500 acres) of land on which to simulate a natural environment order to prepare the giant pandas bred at the center for release into the wild.

Because the Panda's that are bred in captivity they do not understand the concept of mating so they have to be shown Panda porn yes Porn, they show them 2 panda's mating and because they can visualize this they get the gist of what to do.. But the story doesn't end here also once the female gives birth she has a tendency to try and step on the little Panda once its born so the staff have to be on hand to stop this she does this because she is not sure as what has happened ... But the second time round everything is ok. We got to see lots of panda's and little red ones...