{"id":2783,"date":"2017-11-09T14:25:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T13:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petitchefpanda.com\/?p=2783"},"modified":"2017-11-09T14:25:55","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T13:25:55","slug":"pandas-china-and-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petitchefpanda.com\/en\/pandas-china-and-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandas, China and me."},"content":{"rendered":"

My first destination is Shanghai. It\u2019s the largest city in China and the number of inhabitants is<\/p>\n

20 millions, (the official figure) but in reality, the population is more like 40 millions.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t resist taking a bike to visit the French concession of the Bund,<\/p>\n

The Jing\u2019an Temple and for shows, I\u2019m rushing to see the Shanghai Circus World. It\u2019s simply<\/p>\n

fantastic with acrobats and traditional martial arts combined with special effects that take your<\/p>\n

breath away.<\/p>\n

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A LITTLE BIT OF CULTURE TO GET TO KNOW SHANGHAI A LITTLE BETTER.<\/h2>\n

Jing’an Temple, also known as the “temple of peace and tranquility”, is like a serene oasis in the<\/p>\n

centre of Shanghai surrounded by skyscrapers and shops.This centuries-old temple exhibits the<\/p>\n

largest jade statue of the Buddha Shakyamuni in all of China. It\u2019s a must-see.<\/p>\n

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THE BUND.<\/h2>\n

A beautiful walkway bordered by colonial buildings where you can see Shanghai’s modern<\/p>\n

buildings, (see photo) on the other \u00a0side bordering the banks of the Huangpu Jiang River.<\/p>\n

At different times of the day you’ll see people walking around, doing Taichi exercises and<\/p>\n

children flying kites. I couldn\u2019t resist!<\/p>\n

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At home, in China, we love to eat even if in our culture desserts are not necessarily our cup of tea,<\/p>\n

but for some time now we have adopted all kinds of pastries like the croissant (my favourite),<\/p>\n

cakes and even chocolate has become more popular in Shanghai.<\/p>\n

It makes me think of Paris\u2026yummy!<\/p>\n

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But it’s time to go to see my family and friends in Chengdu, I miss them so much.<\/p>\n

And now, I take the plane so as not to waste time, arriving in Chengdu and a car takes me to see<\/p>\n

my friends .<\/p>\n

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That’s it, I’m here, after a long journey to find the Panda Research Foundation in Chengdu.<\/p>\n

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I can’t wait to see the nurseries where newborns are fussed over by their mums and nursery<\/p>\n

carers.<\/p>\n

I am really touched to see these little “bundles” some still pink all over and for others tufts of<\/p>\n

black fur coming through with markings drawn around their eyes.<\/p>\n

A little bit of info, if you want to see the\u00a0 most of baby pandas, summer is the best season to<\/p>\n

come.<\/p>\n

They’ll be waiting for you!<\/p>\n

Here the pandas are in a park and not a zoo. The people working in this centre study panda<\/p>\n

behaviour to protect this animal, (like me) and our risk of extinction.<\/p>\n