If you're going to the Beijing Zoo, and you want to see the pandas, you don't have to pay the extra five yuan for the Panda Hall at the front gate outside. The Pandas' outdoor enclosures are visible from the main public walkways. If the pandas are hiding, you can buy the 5 yuan ticket inside the zoo at the Panda Hall door.

ok, ok, so I'm the kind of guy who sometimes looks at the temple from over the wall if he can get away with it... travelling is expensive...