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Shanghai madness, old friends, dali, and haircuts

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January 2nd 2008
Shanghai crazy city, like the rest of china so far very easy to be in. First time I've felt crowded though on Nangin Rd. The skyline is fantastic on a clear day, we arrived in fog but got some good pic s after a few days. All about Shanghai is a missmatch, its very green for a city, it has some great colonial art work in banks and hotel foyers along The Bund, then Nanging Rd is lights, lights,lig ... 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