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.
Giant Pandas eating bamboo at the Chengdu Panda Breeding & Research Centre.
Three Giant Pandas eating bamboo at the Chengdu Giant Panda breeding & research centre.
Three Giant Pandas eating bamboo at the Chengdu Giant Panda breeding & research centre.
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.
Giant Pandas playing at the Chengdu Panda Breeding & Research Centre.
A red panda climbing a tree at the Chengdu 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.
Red pandas watching me watching them at the Chengdu Panda breeding & research centre.
Red pandas eating some fruit at the Chengdu Panda breeding & research centre.
Red panda crossing a log walkway at the Chengdu Panda breeding & research centre.
This Giant Panda was so worn out from eating the bamboo it had to lie down to finish its dinner at the Chengdu Giant Panda breeding & research centre.
