I didn’t have too much time in Chengdu for only two nights. But, I decided to visit Chengdu for two reasons a Drupal Meetup and to see the famous Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

A lot of people hear at least hear that there a place in China with a lot of Pandas, well this place in Chengdu. Fortunately, I have a local guide from Drupal Community; Peter, who companion me to the Giant Panda Breeding and other sites in Chengdu.

The Panda base in a vast area that hosts a project to protect the panda population and execute programs to try to increase the population. For tourists like me, they have some pandas living in a “controlled environment”.

Outside the regular pandas, they also have a reservoir for “Red Pandas”. If you are not familiar with that animal, just think is Firefox browser logo, the animal is a Red Panda, not a fox.

After lunch, we move on towards Kuanzhai Xiangzi, which are old streets where you can find a lot of restaurants, snacks places, and Chinese handicrafts.

The most interesting thing I found in Kuanzhai Xiangzi was a kind of mini theater that presented Sichuan Opera. This style combines music, comedy, magic and Kung fu. I recommend visiting this kind of Chinese art.

To finish our day we have a Hot Pot fish for dinner.

Walking

	Distance (steps)
Chengdu (today)	13.242
Previously	853.448
Total	866.690