Chongqing Zoo

We were very skeptical about the Chongqing Zoo after having seen the Shanghai Zoo last year (somewhat sad). However, the Chongqing Zoo is great. The animals are all healthy and their areas are really nice and clean. Especially the pandas.

This panda has the best enclosure, complete with a slide. Cielo was urging him to climb the stairs and slide down, and then offering to go in and show him how it's done. He was too busy eating to play when we were watching.

Here's Cielo urging him to "climb stairs!"

This is the only Hippo Cielo has ever seen. It's the only Hippo any of us had ever seen completely out of the water. Note: very large.