Matt in China 2011 - Week 3

[ApproachingLight]

And so you are saying....

[Kelly]

And so you are saying....

Uh....wishful thinking?

An interesting biological reason for the low pregnancy success rate is written on the wall in the panda breeding center in Chengdu: '(The) male panda's penis is so short, and female panda's vagina is so long relatively that the insemination rate is low. This is one of the causes of panda's scarcity.' The penis of a 100 kg (220 lb.) adult giant panda has the proportion of a human thumb. And the males are clumsy lovers. 'The male giant pandas do not know where to put it. Sometimes they climb on the females' heads and start pushing,' said zoologist Chen. 'This irritates the females and they start to fight, often smashing each other's heads and breaking limbs,' he said." (Inside China Today)

The long and short of it.

So David, you now have something to post on the"It's Friday - What did you learn this week?" topic.

You're welcome.

[Brenda]

[champy1013]

Nice Matt - love those shots, especially the ones in the villages.

[Matt]

More shots from the old village


A lot of pathways lead to doors I can't open.










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Food storage


This courtyard was filled with red ribbons and bronze locks. Couples come here and lock a ribbon to the chains, around the courtyard. The locks and ribbons say cheesy things like "eternal love".






The courtyard is surrounded by gardens of this flower, the same color as the ribbons.

[ApproachingLight]

LIke the "cheesy things." The filter on the stone and grass IMHO works.

[Kelly]

Aside from the food, these are my favorites so far.

To have been able to produce such beautiful documentary AND artistic photos while touring in a foreign land, all while dating dozens of Asian girls at the same time is an authentic gift - and you have it my friend.

Stunning work. Really.

And here's a tip. Doors open very easily once you think to ask for the key.

[Kelly]

Your red flower is beautiful. A lobelia, I think. Hummingbirds love them. Did you see any, or do you know if they visit that part of the world?