Photographs, from day 9 of my China trip in 2014.
These photos were all taken on day 9 of my escorted tour of China in 2014. Today we went to the Giant Panda research centre near Chengdu in the morning before flying on to Shanghai this afternoon.

A group of Giant Pandas eat bamboo at the Chengdu Giant Panda breeding & research centre.

Eating the bamboo was very tiring for this Giant Panda, it slowly slid down sideways to eat lying on its side at the Chengdu Giant Panda breeding & research centre.

Eating the bamboo was very tiring for this Giant Panda, it slowly slid down sideways to eat lying on its side at the Chengdu Giant Panda breeding & research centre.

Eating the bamboo was very tiring for this Giant Panda, it slowly slid down sideways to eat lying on its side at the Chengdu Giant Panda breeding & research centre.

One Panda was giving the other Panda a helping paw to climb to the top of the climbing frame at the Chengdu Giant Panda breeding & research centre.

A red panda crosses the path I am on at the Chengdu Panda breeding & research centre, using a tree branch that crossed the path above me.