Panda

Lijiang

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October 1st 2008
Now we've travelled through all the mountains to the town of Lijiang. We came by mini bus which was 8 hours of basically driving on the edge of very windy cliffs!! We have lived to tell the tale though. Update - we've been to Xian to see the Terracotta Warriors, Chengdu where we saw giant pandas and Panzihua where we enjoyed some sunshine, got stared at a lot and became like super stars more t ... 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