Crashed out Panda

Chengdu and the Panda's

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October 11th 2007
Well, we arrived in Chengdu after our flight. Chendgu is not the prettiest of cities, there are still people everywhere and there are more bikes here than anywhere else we've been, which is saying something. Chengdu is also the closest we will be to Tibet in our journey and you can find Lama monks walking around the street dressed in their r ... 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