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About 35 pandas at a reserve in southwestern China face an uncertain future after nearly a quarter of their habitat was destroyed by last year’s earthquake, according to a study published on Monday.
Large parts of Sichuan Province – where most of the world’s remaining wild pandas live – were devastated by the May 12 earthquake, [...]

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28 Jul, 2009

Panda? Elephant!

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Elephants painted as pandas are seen at the Royal Elephant Kraal in Ayutthaya province, 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, June 26, 2009. Five of the elephants were led on a walkabout to send a message to the Thai public not to ignore its elephants, the symbolic animal of Thailand. A female panda and [...]

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The world’s first giant panda conceived through artificial fertilization with frozen sperm has been born in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, researchers said Friday.
Eleven-year-old You gave birth at 7:41 a.m.
Thursday at the Ya’an base to a baby giant panda that appeared healthy, said Huang Yan, a researcher with the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center [...]

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It is common asked questions if i can can i use my credit card in china, the Answers is Yes!

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28 Jul, 2009

china tours with sichuan province

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27 Jul, 2009

Eclipse shines on tourism

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Travel agencies, hotels, airlines and even online vendors are cashing in on the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century, which will pass across China next Wednesday.
The July 22 eclipse, which will last up to six minutes, the longest until the year 2132, has become the promotional tag line for the tourism industry in cities [...]

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24 Jul, 2009

Top 10 city escapes in China

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Only rarely do we make a trip that embodies the true spirit of traveling. Sometimes a city break fits the bill. We hope our selection of cities will help you find your dream escape. We have deliberately excluded the hustle and bustle of metropolises such as Beijing and Shanghai.
1. Guilin

Guilin in Guangxi Province is [...]

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Combo photograph taken from 8:20 to 9:46 (from L, Upper to R, Bottom) on July 22, 2009 shows the process of the total solar eclipse seen in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality.

Combo photograph taken from 8:09 a.m. (seven o’clock position) to 10:30 a.m. (six o’clock) on July 22, 2009 shows the process of the total solar [...]

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On July 22, the Sun’s shadow will sweep halfway across the world, from India, over China and out into the Pacific Ocean, in what will be the longest total solar eclipse of this century.
Darkness at noon will last as much as six and a half minutes in some places, including 5 minutes in Shanghai — [...]

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Chinese Character: 八角亭; Chinese Pinyin: ba jiao tíng
Fourteen kilometers west of Menghai County on Jingzhen Hill in Xishuangbanna is an important cultural relic in the form of a tower-shaped pavilion. It is the Octagonal Pavilion.
The Octagonal Pavilion, a precious piece of architecture of Southwest China’s Hinayana Buddhism, is exquisite, magnificent and unique. It is a [...]

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