Chengdu - Panda

Week 2 in China

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October 4th 2006
23-09-2006 to 27-09-2006 23 September 2006 We left our Youth Hostel and headed for the train station for a 2042 km trip (tickets were only 405 Yuan - about Au $67, so cheap). On arriving at the station we were amazed at the masses of people lining up for trains. We joined them and worked out, with the help of Chinese travelers, what to do. So, (as in Rome) threw our backpacks, suitcase and hand ... 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