Huang Long Old Town 2

Cuddling Baby Pandas

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July 12th 2009
Chengdu Chengdu and around Sichuan are also places that I've been wanting to visit for a while. One of my colleagues and his wife were also traveling in the area, so this gave me an opportunity to stop having to pretend to have friends! Chengdu was a fairly relaxed and laid back city, but with all the amenities you would need. However, it did surprise me just how loud the Sichuan pe ... 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