Pandas in Chengdu

A highlight on the trip was visiting the panda breeding centre in Chengdu. The centre is designed to help boost the number of giant pandas, which at present is only around 1200 worldwide, and we were lucky enough to be able to see some baby pandas that were only a few months old. Unfortunately we couldn't take photos of them so you'll just have to be happy with the ones I got of the older bears! One of the pandas in this first picture is Jing Jing, a mascot of the upcoming Olympic Games. I could say I knew which one it is, but that would just be lying. ;-)