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Upon arrival at Chengdu, to be met and transferred to your hotel, overnight at Chengdu.
B=breakfast
Morning transfer from Chengdu to Bifengxia, a scenic valley in the green mountains of western Sichuan. You will spend two days staying with these lovely panda bears and also the panda center staff who have dedicated their lives to Giant Pandas. Upon arrival at Bifengxia, check into Xiaoxitian hotel (the only hostel at Panda Center). Afternoon your guide will help you to register for your following days volunteering work at the panda center. The rest of the day, you will be guided to visit Panda Center or you can hike at Bifengxia Valley. Overnight at Bifengxia Xiaoxitian hostel.
Volunteer work starts. You will receive a training on how to care for pandas and the guidelines for working with your panda keeper.
Following a short training, volunteering service might includes:
The assistant of panda keeper:
a). Clean the bedroom and the garden for the giant panda.
c). Prepare food, such as carrot, apples, panda bread and biscuit. Also carry the bamboo.
d). Sometimes you should help the scientists to collect the behavior data.
e). Sometimes, you should help the veterinary to do the medicine care for the panda.
The interpreter of panda garden:
a). Introduce the giant panda research, such as: the breeding, hand-rearing, Husbandry, enrichment and so on.
b). Introduce the giant panda research cooperation, such as: with The States, Japan, Austria, Thailand and so on, also the development of all of these co-operations.
c). Introduce all the giant pandas, the different habit, behavior, experience of each giant panda.
d). Introduce all the buildings and their function.
e). Tell the stories of the giant panda for the visitors.
While you do volunteering work, you will have time to watch and photograph the pandas. Food on your own(we suggest you to have food at your hotel). Late afternoon drive down to Ya'an city for overnight, overnight at Ya'an.
Morning drive from Ya'an to Leshan Grand Buddha. On the way enjoy the beautiful countryside landscape of western Chengdu Plains during about two and half hour's driving on the expressway. At Leshan, we will arrange you have a boat tour (1 hour) to visit the biggest sitting Buddha in the world. The grand Buddha was completed in 803 of Tang Dynasty after 90 year's construction and enjoys the fame of the biggest sitting stone sculpture in the world with a 71-meter height. Carved on the cliff face, the sculpture is well designed with perfect balance and effective water drainage system. Afternoon drive to Emeishan. Check into your hotel, then you will be arranged to visit Baoguo Temple. Overnight at Emeishan.( If you want, you may have hot-spring at your hotel, fee is on your own).
Early morning take the local sightseeing bus to Leidongping (about 2.5-3 hours), afterwards walk about 15 minutes to Jieyin Hall, here you will take the cable car Golden summit. Visit the Huazang temple, Golden summit Buddha Statue. If you are lucky enough, you will see the splendid Clouds Sea. After explore Golden summit, take the cable car down and walk back to Leidongping, here you will take the local bus back to the foot of the mountain. Meet the driver there and drive back to Chengdu,
Chengdu airport dropping off, end the trip.