My Panda Adoption

MY 2008 PANDA ADOPTION IN CHENGDU CHINA – BABY BAO SHI

In 2008 I returned to Chengdu China to bring 8000.00 USD to the Panda center to adopt my baby panda Xiang Bing (I renamed Bao Shi ) Money from my jewelry business paid for Bao Shi’s sponsorship (means Jewel or Gem) It was the experience of a lifetime!!

BELOW IS THE VIDEO I DID HIGHLIGHTING THE BOOK I CREATED FROM THIS TRIP

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BELOW IS A SLIDESHOW FROM MY 2010 RETURN VISIT TO SEE BAOSHI AGAIN

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BIFENGXIA PANDA BASE IN 2010 WITH MY FRIEND GAYLE DICESARE

Photo of Bao Shi taken in 2011 by a staff photographer in Chengdu. She hadn’t changed a bit since her baby photo of me holding her