China - Chengdu and Panda Breeding Center

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October 3rd 2012
Oct. 3 Breakfast out on the roof terrace in a little sprinkling rain. Marred by putting the HOT milk on my cereal by mistake. I'm somewhat mollified by having dragon fruit on the buffet. It's actually much blander than the name implies. Let me go back to last night. We were "on our own" for dinner and the evening, but not knowing anything about where to go, we stuck with two other cou ... 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