Chengdu

China 1

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March 21st 2007
week 2, let it be known that I'm not going to be doing a blog every week its jus turned out that way thus far, anyway weve been doin some pretty cool stuff.. We were thinking about getting the river cruse to the three gorges from Xi'an but after some budget talks and some advise from a fello traveller we decided to get the sleeper train to chengdu to see the Panda reaserch and breeding centre. w ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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