Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Been a long time

It has admittedly been a while since my last update. Time seems to get away from me here. I got back from Chengdu last week and haven't had much time since then.

Chengdu was a lot of fun, got to see visit Sanxiandui (something like that) which is the sight where evidence of an a civilization as old as the Indus, Yellow , Tigris and Euphrates, and Nile river valley civilizations. The bronze masks, huge bronze "trees" and jade swords looked wholly different from those found in the ancient yellow river valley civilizations.

Also saw giant pandas at a breeding center outside of the city. They were without a doubt the most adorable things I have ever seen. They're a lot smaller than I expected, and I'd compare them to Burmese Mountain dogs in size, if that means anything to you. Certainly nothing giant about them.

I also donated 50 kuai to hold a red panda, which looks nothing like a giant panda even though they're related. It was more like a raccoon, their common relation. I'm going to publish this now and then write another post, to see if the panda video works.