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Niche of Sakyamuni entering Nirvana

China Day 10

Travelling from Chengdu to Chongqing to board a cruise ship for the Yangtze river, we got to see some of then more rural side of the country once more.

April 23, 2012

Giant Panda

China Day 9

Today we got to see Giant Pandas and Red Pandas; the latter of which at least in the Internet-age have been nicknamed 'Firefox's. The day ended with a night at the Sichuan Opera.

April 22, 2012

Pagodas at sunset in Guilin

China Day 8

Another day with a bit of travelling so that by midnight we'd be in Chengdu for the next set of sights. During the day the most memorable part was cruising along the Li River.

April 21, 2012

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