We have spent enough time in China to be leary of zoos here. People in Guangzhou bragged about the great Chimelong Safari/Zoo. We were skeptical. But, boy, were we wrong. We had an amazing day there.
Anna loved the elephant show. Elephants did lots of crazy stuff: one drew the Chinese character for dragon (long), two used their trunks to eat bananas and melons, they played basketball and soccer, and one walked on a barrel.
The zoo has over 250 white tigers. We got to see cubs playing and being fed by bottle. We could have bought raw chicken to throw to the tigers for 15 yuan ($2.50). We passed then and also on the bananas for the elephants, the branches for the giraffes, and the crackers for the monkeys.
The highlight of the day was the Giant Pandas. Chimelong has 26 pandas. This summer triplets were born. Lydia’s face lit up with excitement throughout the day but especially at the pandas. “Xiong mao”, Chinese for panda, leaped off her lips (where did she learn that one?). Watching her face and hearing her squeals, made the day worth it.
After an hour subway ride, we finished the day with a Big Mac and apple pie at the McDonalds.
If you are in Guangzhou and have time, don’t miss Chimelong. But pack your tennis shoes- the place is huge.
Anna loved the elephant show. Elephants did lots of crazy stuff: one drew the Chinese character for dragon (long), two used their trunks to eat bananas and melons, they played basketball and soccer, and one walked on a barrel.
The zoo has over 250 white tigers. We got to see cubs playing and being fed by bottle. We could have bought raw chicken to throw to the tigers for 15 yuan ($2.50). We passed then and also on the bananas for the elephants, the branches for the giraffes, and the crackers for the monkeys.
The highlight of the day was the Giant Pandas. Chimelong has 26 pandas. This summer triplets were born. Lydia’s face lit up with excitement throughout the day but especially at the pandas. “Xiong mao”, Chinese for panda, leaped off her lips (where did she learn that one?). Watching her face and hearing her squeals, made the day worth it.
After an hour subway ride, we finished the day with a Big Mac and apple pie at the McDonalds.
If you are in Guangzhou and have time, don’t miss Chimelong. But pack your tennis shoes- the place is huge.
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