Pandas

The zoo is a short bus ride away, and so we went there for a few hours over lunch time, mainly to see the giant pandas. We found about half a dozen there in the Giant Panda House, and without the long queues that are ineveitable at panda displays in the US. Most of the pandas were asleep, but one was given its bamboo meal just as we arrived, and spent the next few minutes happily chomping and looking cute. So here are too many panda pictures!

Sleeping Panda


Contented Panda


Laid back Panda





PS: The Lonely Planet Guide is quite disparaging about the Beijing Zoo. We found that the animal facilites were rather modern and attractive. The zoo grounds are very green and pleasant too.