In the Land of Pandas

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Lee Powell, In the Land of Pandas. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is debuting a baby panda, so expect crowds. In China? A different scene. Washington Post, Jan 10, 2016 (video clips).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf ... the-land-of-pandas/

Note:
(a) "Stuffed pandas pose on AstroTurf at the airport"

AstroTurf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstroTurf
(b) "At the end of this rough road is Wolong, where the pandas roam. But China’s original panda research center is mostly closed and returning to nature, save for a few remaining pandas, after being severely damaged by an earthquake in May 2008. A new panda spread just down the road in Gengda [ panda center 卧龙(耿达)中心; in 四川省阿坝藏族羌族自治州汶川县卧龙特别行政区 耿达乡], still within the Wolong Nature Reserve 卧龙自然保护区, has been built for the masses."
(c) The map at the end of the report.
(i) Bifengxia panda base  大熊猫基地, 位于四川省雅安市 碧峰峡 (a real valley)
(ii) Dujiangyan panda base 大熊猫基地, 位于四川省成都市都江堰市