Giant Panda # 2

The Panda Place

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June 30th 2006
Chengdu was our next stop. I was hoping that the further we'd go in China, the further we'd get away from all the cities and high rise buildings but no such luck. We did manage to find a cool little hostel though called the Mix and met some likeminded travellers. Got to watch the the England - Portuagal match at an Irish pub with a great atmosphere. The main attraction in Chengdu as far as I'm ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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