Toilet Stop on road to Wolong

2007 China May Holiday Part 1 - Pandas

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November 23rd 2007
After a straight run of classes since the beginning of the year, we were well and truly ready for a break. We picked up our e-tickets at Tianjin airport and flew to Chengdu. This city is the capital of Sichuan province in China, renowned for its hot, spicy food. Sichuan is also the “home” of the Giant Panda, and there is a panda centre in Chengdu where you can go and see the animals in a recre ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu » Jinniu

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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