Shanghai Skyline

Shanghaid at the Shaolin Temple

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September 30th 2007
Written by Andrew Jen and I were looking forward to our time in China, and not knowing exactly what we would be getting ourselves into. We were on a 14 day group tour with Jen's parents that covered a lot of ground. The tour was a wedding present from Jen's folks and a great excuse for them to see the world with us. We weren't too sure about how we would like being on a group tour, but it ... 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