Please pay the extra 5rmb and go and see the pandas - but please do not visit the rest of the zoo - whilst the lush green grass and tranquil lakes and fountains lull you into a false sense of security, the cages the animals are kept in are horrendous - very small, the animals have very little food and generally very upsetting - the pandas however are kept in relative plushness and it's probably one of the few times to be able to see one up close - go early in the morning - the zoo opens at 7.30am, otherwise by about 9.30am the pandas are asleep for the rest of the day.
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