Coming face to face with a giant panda can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and seeing one climb a tree in its native China may be an even more rare opportunity. 

For these American teenagers on their first trip to China, #pandamaxxing was a regular occurrence, as they immersed themselves in all things China, and discovered how much the country has to offer.

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