ITA: My husband and I had this experience at the panda breeding center, which moved us a lot. Our guide came to pick us up at the hotel and, after a trip of almost two hours, we arrived at the center. Here they accompanied us to the first floor of a building, where they provided us with green polo shirts to wear during the day, as volunteers. At the end of the tour we returned to the same building to receive our certificates and some gifts: each of us was given a canvas bag with the image of the pandas and a pack of postcards. Besides us, there was another group of Europeans accompanied by another guide. The whole group was then driven around the center in small open minibuses, together with a guide from the center who explained the various activities, the life of the pandas, and some interesting facts. All together we went to see the pandas outdoors, the two-month-old cub in its crib, and, subsequently, we arrived in the area reserved for our activity. We all thought that we would feed the pandas directly, but in reality, the activity consisted of splitting bamboo and, subsequently, observing the pandas while they received food from the cages, which constitute the inner part of their houses and are visible from the outside. My husband and I then chose to continue the experience on our own, preparing and kneading small cakes that would subsequently be baked and given to the pandas. Other activities were also included, but we did not do them, although we ate at the center's canteen together with some children who were there on a field trip and some staff members. To fill the rest of our visit, we stayed in the various areas of the center a bit longer, trying to see the pandas up close, also because it was raining at the beginning of the visit and many of them were inside their little houses. Overall, we were satisfied with the experience, which moved us a lot. However, both we and the other group participants thought that there would have been a greater possibility to interact directly with the pandas, especially considering that we had seen that the other tour dedicated to the red pandas provided for greater interaction. ENG: Mio marito ed io abbiamo vissuto questa esperienza al centro di allevamento dei panda, ed è stata un'esperienza molto emozionante e memorabile per noi. Our guide picked us up from our hotel and, after a journey of almost two hours, we arrived at the centre. We were taken to the first floor of a building, where we were given green polo shirts to wear during the day as volunteers. At the end of the tour, we returned to the same building to receive our certificates and some gifts: each of us was given a canvas bag with a panda image on it and a pack of postcards. C'era un altro gruppo di europei con noi, accompagnato da una guida diversa. The whole group was then taken around the centre in small open-sided vehicles, together with a guide from the centre who explained the various activities, the life of the pandas and some interesting facts. Insieme, siamo andati a vedere i panda all'aperto, il cucciolo di due mesi nella sua culla, e poi siamo andati nell'area in cui doveva svolgersi la nostra attività. We all thought we would be feeding the pandas directly, but in reality, the activity consisted of breaking bamboo and then watching the pandas being given food from the cages, which are the indoor part of their enclosures and can be seen from outside. My husband and I then continued the experience on our own by preparing and kneading some small cakes, which would later be baked and given to the pandas. Other activities were also included, although we did not take part in them. To fill the remaining time, we continued exploring the different areas of the center, trying to see the pandas up close, especially because it was raining at the beginning of our visit and many of the pandas were inside their enclosures. Overall, we were satisfied with the experience, which was very exciting and emotional for us. However, both we and the other participants in our group had expected to have more opportunities to interact directly with the pandas, especially as we had seen that the other tour involving the red pandas offered more direct interaction.


















