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Pandas!

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July 23rd 2005
Pandas! China's national treasure, and about 30 of the precious creatures at the Chengdu Panda Reserve, which is where Anna and her family took me today. People tend to forget (I know I did) that the black and white panda is technically the "Giant Panda" and there is a smaller, lesser known "Red Panda" too. They're like a cross between inquisitive meerkats and.. cats! I have definitely dec ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more