1320h (CNX TIME) Overview of the Chiangmai Zoo. Quite a few places are undergoing renovations though.. But in any case, we are here more for the pandas...hehe

Entrance to the panda enclosure. In 2003, a pair of pandas was loaned to Thailand by the Chinese Government. The pair comprises a three year old 160 kilogram male called "Chuang Chuang" and a two year old female named "Lin Hui". A contest was held to come up with Thai names for the pandas, with the winning entries being "Tewan" and "Tewee".

Here's Aiken posing for a shot outside the panda's enclosure.

There are quite a few panda statues outside the enclosure. You sure can't miss the place even if you can't read Thai...haha.

This is Chuang Chuang, the male panda. Compared to the Panda Enclosure in Hong Kong, this one is much better. You are able to see the Pandas really up close, less than 2metres from where u are standing. It was really quite worth it. Certain things to take note is that you are not allowed to talk loudly, use flash cameras. There have security around the place to ensure you adhere to the rules.

We stayed quite a while at the panda enclosure as the aircon was quite refreshing and the pandas were really interesting to watch.