Fearless in Shanghai

All-you-can

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June 24th 2008
The past few days have been filled with food (non-Chinese), language (yes, Chinese), and culture (shopping). I started my weekend at Shirokiya, an all-you-can-eat-and-drink Japanese restaurant near the trendy HuaiHai Rd. Eric, Nathan, and I had fasted all day in preparation (after all, 148 yuan can go far in China, so you'd better eat your money's worth). We essentially ordered at least one of ... read more

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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