Pollution in Shanghai

Sayonara

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September 18th 2007
Shanghai Shanghai, the eighth largest city in the world, was recently voted as one of the most exciting by "Time Magazine" and "The Guardian" and we can easily see why. Shanghai today is like Hong Kong was in the 1980s - full of vibrancy and promise. The two sides of Shanghai face each other across the murky Huangpu River, juxtaposing the past and future. On the west bank is The B ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more