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Giant Pandas in Shaanxi

Posted 06 December 2005 | By | Categories: China, Photos, Travel | 9 Comments

We had the chance to visit some Giant Pandas in a Qinling Animal Rescue Centre a couple of hours from Xi’an in central China. The Giant Panda is an endangered animal, there are currently only 1500 Giant Pandas in China, their native country. As they are solitary animals they tend to have a very low […]

Xi’an, Shaanxi Province

Posted 28 November 2005 | By | Categories: China, Photos, Travel | 27 Comments

Impressive or what…???? Hi All! Here we are in Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi Province, and one time capital of China. This city of 6 million is also a walled city, following along the traditional city grid layout. This is a very modern city, very clean, with some well preserved sights. It actually reminds Quene a […]