We popped over the Chongqing Zoo for a visit with the Panda Bears. The panda-keeper actually woke up the pandas from their mid-day nap and lured them out of their cool caves so we could watch them eat their bamboo. Yes – in China they do stuff like that. If we came all the way from America, they were happy to wake up Ling Ling, Ting Ting, Bing Bong, Ding a Ling and Wing Wang so we could see them and watch them chomp. They each eat 85 lbs of bamboo a day.
I have so many gorgeous pictures – I don’t know how to choose. Here are a couple. Enjoy.
As we walked through the zoo, a group of Chinese entertainers who were getting ready to put on a concert started saying “hello…hello…hello”. Chinese who are trying to practice their English language skills take advantage of any opportunity to practice saying “hello.” Our guide told them we were from Hollywood and they immediately sang a song for us – auditioning for their big break to get to Hollywood. Before we knew it they turned the tides and asked us to sing for them. China’s parks and public places are full of people spontaneously singing and so this is a perfectly natural occurrence. Fortunately, one of the ladies in our group is a professional singer and she led us in the Star Spangled Banner. Our new Chinese friends joined in and before we knew it we were singing together – performing for all in the middle of the Chongqing Zoo. We had more admirers than the Panda Bears.
Stuff like this happens all the time in China.
that panda needs a bath
ReplyDeleteMy uncle Louie took us kids to the zoo once, as luck would have it the Lion turned, raised his tail, and as I stared he peed on me. Zooz are sooz everywhere. Love Mummy
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