lots of pandas.

A day with the Pandas then then some...

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May 9th 2009
A student of mine, Wing, wanted to take me out for the day, I was reluctant only because she seemed to want to do A LOT in one day. I didn't feel the need to pack my day off with all her ideas, but in true Chinese fashion, "no" was not an option. Our day started around 8:30am, a manageable hour, we took the bus to the Panda Breeding Station which was only about 15 minutes away. Apparently we weren ... read more

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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