Pandas and a Gigantic Buddha in Chengdu and Leshan China

Our Yangtze cruise terminated at Chongqin, from where a coach took us to Chengdu. We were going to see the pandas, which is why most people go there. But if pandas are a lure of nature, just down the road is the Giant Buddha of Leshan, the lure of gigantic sculptural achievement. Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding The panda is on the endangered species list, and only about 2000 survive in the wild.