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“Before the late 20th century, it had essentially no…” — The Joe Rogan Experience at 53:31

“Before the late 20th century, it had essentially no symbolic role in Chinese civilization. Its status as a national treasure is a post-1949 invention. That's bizarre. After pandas became famous famous globally in the 20th century, Chinese scholars went back and combed old texts looking for them.”

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