Hansen had his eyes opened here.
Moreover, the corridor was quite long and dark, and it was an area displaying various kinds of bats.
It felt even more intense than a haunted house.
Not until they got halfway did the environment lighten up a bit, after they passed an exhibit called the Sulawesi Bag Cat.
Ajalee’s body had moved away from him a little, but their clasped hands had not loosened.
Speaking of which, Ajalee was also 1.78 meters tall, about the same height as Swift.
But a basketball player over 2 meters tall did provide a great sense of security in this kind of environment.
It was only after they left the Nocturnal Animal Hall and walked forward for a while that Ajalee realized their hands were still holding, and she finally let go.
Then, they were completely captivated by the exhibit in front of them.
It was an exhibit called the East Hall.
And right at the front was a striking five-story Glazed Treasure Tower.
It was literally what it sounded like; it was the first time Hansen had seen such an authentic Chinese-style building in his many years in the United States.
As they approached it, Hansen even discovered at the entrance a pair of stone lions, and the door that was red with brass rings and had many nails on it.
Beyond the entrance, they were greeted by a welcoming bell tower and the models of some great halls.
It didn’t feel like they were in a zoo but rather like they had returned to the palace.
Ajalee was also attracted by the scenery in front of her, constantly taking pictures with her camera.
After passing through a moon gate guarded by bronze lions, they saw a pond which housed various geese and ducks, many of which were East University species, such as mandarin ducks and swans.
The United States had a zoo ranking list, and Memphis Zoo would probably rank between 5th and 10th place. Although some exhibit areas were quite small, the variety overall was rich, and exhibits like the Nocturnal Hall and this Chinese Pavilion were very distinctive.
However, what really made the Memphis Museum rank so highly wasn’t these things, but the exhibit area they saw after crossing to the opposite bank.
The panda exhibit area.
Hansen knew the United States had rented giant pandas from East University, but he had no idea Memphis had them too.
This area had the most people, even more than the Grizzlies exhibit.
Fortunately, the visitors’ attention was largely captured by the pandas in the activity area, and not many people paid much attention to Hansen’s arrival.
Of course, some people still noticed Hansen, as a towering 2 meter tall Asian face was hard to miss.
But because panda viewing opportunities were rare, they still focused more on the pandas.
Hansen felt a kinship looking at the pandas.
They were the national treasure of East University people!
Moreover, during his last trip to East University, he had planned to visit the pandas at Chengdu Station, but the stop was canceled due to too many fans, and he hadn’t expected that he would end up seeing pandas in Memphis.
Thanks to his height advantage, he spotted the information board straight away.
The two pandas, one male and one female, were a couple, with the male called Lele and the female called Yaya, both rented from East University in 2003.
Originally, the rental period was ten years, which was due to end this summer, but after negotiation with East University, the rental period was extended for another ten years.
According to the introduction, the pandas were 13 and 15 years old respectively, which is about over 50 in human years; they were middle-aged.
However, they still appeared rather sturdy and seemed to be doing pretty well here.
"How cute!" Ajalee was practically sending hearts with her eyes at this moment.
Despite having only black and white colors, they combined to form the cutest appearance.
No one could resist the charm of giant pandas, the only bear species on the planet that lives by being cute.
But it was an animal that, no matter how rich you were, you would never have the chance to own.
As East University people would say, in the past the great powers forced East University to sign many unequal treaties, but for the pandas, they signed many treaties with East University that were unfavorable to themselves.
After coming out of the zoo, it was already evening, and the two had dinner before Hansen drove Ajalee back to her hotel.
Memphis was a messy place, not very suitable for casual strolls.
"Thank you, I had a lot of fun today," Ajalee said with a smile before getting out of the car.
"I did too," Hansen smiled and nodded.
After spending the day together, Ajalee’s cheerful, lively, and open-minded character was genuinely likable and quite rare.
It is said that Vivek Ranadive got involved with the Warriors and then bought the Kings because of Ajalee’s love for basketball.
While this might seem an exaggeration, his indulgence towards Ajalee was plainly visible.
It’s rare for someone so pampered by a wealthy father to maintain such a character.
Hansen felt no pressure when with her, and altogether, he felt very happy.
This was the most significant difference between her and Swift or Scarlett.
After bidding farewell to Ajalee, Hansen then called up the head of UA.
He already had an idea for a new shoe series, to be called the Panda Series.
What black and white color scheme could be more appealing than a panda’s?
And as an East University person, as long as he could design the appearance to match pandas, there would be no worry about selling the new shoe series.
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Time swiftly moved to the end of January.
The voting results for the 2014 All-Star Game were released.
Compared to last year, the Grizzlies’ star power had dimmed quite a bit.
The only person selected to the All-Star game from the Grizzlies was Hansen.