Spicy tofu, holy mountains and cute pandas in Sichuan (23.10.-29.10.08)
December 17th 2008 Chengdu is located in the middle of a big plain and is bordered by the Tibetan plateau. It is famous for its spicy Sichuan food and the world famous Panda bears that live in the Bamboo forests. We planned to use Chengdu as a base for the discovery of some Sichuan highlights before travelling to Tibet. Chengdu was also praised as the best place in China for Tibet permits. The reality of Chinese pol
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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 
