Pandas

Warriors & Pandas

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May 11th 2012
Before leaving for Xian from the biggest railway station yet (more like a terminal at Heathrow) we decided on some local fare. Stalls outside the station had a wide offering with an array of bits of animal that we would normally send to the bin. Our cabin on the train was shared with a Chinese couple and their five year old daughter. Introductions were made and then non-stop chat – the father ha ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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