The trip from Chengdu to Wolong is about 3-4 hours long, becuase of the road's conditions.

In the picture, a huge dam along the road still under constructions, that will be used to store water for irrigation and to produce electricity.

It is between these mountains that the 86% of the world's giant panda population lives. The remaining 14% lives in other 2 nearby provinces. The ideal altitude for pandas is about between 1500 and 3000 meters, as they like colder weather.

This is the panda research and hospital center in Wolong, and it is also one of the few, or the only in the world, with breeding facilities (the baby pandas are then reintroduced in nature as soon as they have more chances to survive).

The pandas are really nice and very, very lazy animals. Sometimes in their face you may see a kind of smile, or a more serious expression.

Although they normally eat only bamboo, they are able also to process meat and other different food. However, they are normally unable to catch other animals, because they are too slow. A panda eats normally about 20 kilos of bamboo per day.

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In order to save more energy, all the time is normally spent between sleeping and eating.

These cubs were born on August 2005, about 8 months ago, and will be reintroduced in nature as soon as they will have more chances to survive.

This cub is instead making some exsercise, it is so funny to assist...

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Beijing, part 1

Temple of Haven, Tienammen square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Peking Opera Teathre.

Beijing, part 2

The Great Wall at Badaling, the Ming Tombs, the Sacred Way, and a visit to a silk factory.

Lhasa, Tibet, part 1

Landing in Lhasa, the magnificent Potala Palace, the Jokhang temple and a short hike in the city.

Lhasa, Tibet, part 2

Drepung monastery, Sera monastery, the Dalai Lama's summer palace.

Lhasa - Gyangtse

Trip from Lhasa to Gyangtse, crossing three high passes and the Yamdrok Yumtso lake. Visit to Palkhor monastery.

Gyangtse - Shigatse - Lhasa

Trip from Gyangtse to Shigatse and visit to the amazing Tashilhunpo monastery. Travel back to Lhasa.

<YOU ARE HERE> Wolong - natural reserve and research center for giant panda

Daytrip from Chengdu to Wolong, in a Sichuan's remote region, to visit the Giant Panda Research Center.

Leshan giant Buddha and mount Emei

A two days trip from Chengdu, including sightseeing of the Leshan giant Buddha carved in a mountain, mount Emei, Baoguo and Wannian temple.

Xi'an

Terracotta Warriors, Provincial Musem, old city walls, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Great Mosque.

Guilin and Longsheng

Guilin city tour: Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill and the Fubo Hill. Full day excursion to Longsheng to view the Longji's rice terraces and meet the Zhuang minority.

Li river cruise and Yangshuo

Cruise on Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo. Excusrion to the countryside around Yangshuo to see the rice fields.

Shanghai and Zhouzhuang

Bund and Nanjing Road, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Shanghai museum, the Yuyuan gardens, the Jade Buddha Temple and the water city of Zhouzhuang.