The motivation behind visiting Chengdu this summer was to get a chance to check out the Giant Pandas. I love Pandas. They are precious.
The thing about Pandas is – they are just as dumb as they are adorable. And they are really freaking adorable. Sadly, this also means that they are dreadfully stupid and dying off pretty quickly. Enter the Giant Panda Research and Breeding Center.
Because Pandas are just so cute, humans can't let them die. There's also probably some residual guilt about destroying their natural habitat and thousands of acres of their natural food source and a tiny bit of concern about how their extinction would disrupt the ecosystem. But mostly they are just really, really cute.
Thus, for a $200 "donation" to support the center and its work, you can cuddle a Giant Panda. For about three minutes they plop a baby panda that's high out of it's mind on your lap so you can cuddle it and get some of the most epic photos ever, while the handlers distract the Panda with a little bamboo stick covered in honey.
It was worth every cent. While this was undoubtedly the most expensive thing I did this summer, it was awesome.
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