Giant Buddha Viewing Platform: 8am

All the Tea in China

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September 8th 2006
Chengdu, China August 14, 2006 Sean: Everybody loves pandas. Did you know: • That there are only 1,590 (est.) giant pandas roaming around in the wild and only 170 in captivity? • That they have an extra digit on their fore-paws that acts as a pseudo-thumb and helps them to grasp objects? • That they require about 110 pounds of fresh bamboo daily and will “excrete” about 25 to 65 poun ... read more

Asia » China

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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