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Shanghai by Aishling

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February 26th 2008
Saturday 23rd February We were rudely awoken by the train attendant at 6am, talking chinese at a rate of ninety to a dozen! we guessed that meant we were nearly there so gathered ourselves and got ready to get off, good job she woke up coz we didn't arrive until an hour later and it took us that long to wake up and get organised. We hauled the backpacks onto our backs again and went off ... 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