chucking out time at the museum

Golden Week

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October 11th 2007
During Golden Week we headed down to Renmin (People's) Square, the main square in Shanghai. I have never seen so many people in one place before. How did we all fit on the ground? We set off down East Nanjing Road, (one of) the main shopping areas, to grab some lunch. I was up for some dumpling action, but we ended up on the wrong floor of the restaurant. We had very good Cantonese food inste ... 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