Chengdu Just Before Spring Festival 20150215_092717

Chengdu Just Before Spring Festival

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May 3rd 2015
Hi All, Well when you're in Chengdu you've just got to go and see the pandas. It was lovely visiting at this time of year as the city and all the attractions are virtually deserted, well as deserted as a city with a population of 15 million can get. They are super cute! especially the babies up in the trees. It does make you wonder what they do with them all. I mean when they get older they ... 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