A Baby Giant Panda

Chengdu

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January 18th 2007
Chengdu September 6 - 10, 2006 We arrived in Chengdu very early in the morning after a fitful night’s sleep on the train. After clearing the train station we began searching for a taxi cab to take us to our guest house, Holly’s Hostel (www.hollyhostel.com). Despite the dozens of cabs and few potential passengers we struggled to find someone to take us to Holly’s. Apparently no work is be ... 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