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Huangdu Hotel Xianyang

No.8 Leyu South Road, Xincheng District Xianyang, Shanxi, China

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Giant Panda Conservation??Really???!!

A travel blog entry by bahra

28

... both of them to try and calm them down. The director didn't decide to stop there and carried on even when not necessary and longer than was needed. It was a case of I'm the boss, I'm showing you my power and this is how it's done. Pure cruelty.
After he went the keeper looked at me and just said The Boss and made a a wry face. He didn;t finish the rest of the training or walking but we just carried on giving the apples and stroking their noses as a calming effect. Great ...

Pandering to the Pandas!!

A travel blog entry by bahra

15

... from the logging industry, either
destroying red panda habitat or fragmenting it so that populations become
isolated
- Human encroachment in the form of cutting forests for firewood or
clearing for agricultural land has also affected this habitat. The spread of
agricultural terracing in Nepal has had a significant impact
- Red pandas are poached for their fur or sold as pets. Red panda fur
is used to make hats and ...

Discovering China???

A travel blog entry by bahra

31

... I have been itching to do since Ray Mears showed it and the last couple of countries but with monsoon weather it has been too wet. Great news...Tiger has tried it before but not been able to do it but is full on for trying it again. If only for the fact he can use his knife again - he loves his knife!! Tiger isn't his real name by the way, all the locals here working for the I to I have given themselves English names -Peter, Dora etc.

Week 3 - let's see what this brings!


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Terracotta Army

A travel blog entry by gearoids

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... hustle and bustle of traders and stalls just beneath the arches into the city was fascinating.
We grabbed some breakfast. Not the best. Funny tasting breads. Dan likened it to soap. Not far wrong.
We bought some onward tickets and left the bags at the station.
After a bit of wandering around we finally found the bus to the Terracotta army.
A short 17km journey takes us an hour. Seems to be the norm across China.
We arrive and ...

Been here a month!

A travel blog entry by cjglover

45

... and Jade and give your Buffy and Bozzle big hugs from me. Good to hear how the kids are doing.
Sounds like you had a brilliant week Glover/Nicholas/Chisnall clan - I bet it was gorgeous! How did the elephant tapestry go Emz?
Have to tell you - ive been using photographs to help me with teaching the family topics at school and the chinese teachers/students love looking at them - your faces have all been seen by quite a few kids now! They love your hair Rach and ...