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Old Jun 8, 2017 | 5:36 am
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sooge_sj
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Originally Posted by jiejie
No. Not advisable. The Panda Breeding Center is northeast of Chengdu. The Airport is southwest with a long ride between--you'd want to allow an hour's drive. You'd need to be at the airport at 10:00, meaning leaving the Center no later than 09:00. That leaves you only 1.5 hours for the pandas. IMO, this is not enough time even for a sprint-fest through the Center, and you'd miss out on watching the feedings. If you could change to a 13:00 flight to Xi'an, it's doable.
jiejie, thanks for the quick response!!
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