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Chengdu and Panda Bears Oh-My

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July 19th 2007
Well we arrived in Chengdu after something like 15 or so hours on train but it was a soft sleeper train and most of that was while we were sleeping. Seeing some of the country side that is not in the tourist books through the train windows is a real treat. The mountains, the rivers and farms is a real treat. Chengdu was sunny and hot when we arrived at the train station and the first thing we lea ... 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