Martine & Mao, Tianenmen Sq

Shanghaied

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February 10th 2006
Today is our last day in Asia! Tonight we fly to Auckland, New Zealand and begin our Australasian leg. Shanghai has been our last Asian destination. Not a tremendous amount we wanted to see or do here, more of a convenient flight path out (sorry Shanghai!). Shanghai is a real contrast to Beijing. Seems to have modelled itself on Hong Kong zealously, albeit with far fewer international bra ... 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