Jinmao Tower

Week three in Shanghai

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September 17th 2008
Well, I finally got a bit sick this past week and had to lay low in the hotel room for the weekend. It ended up being a blessing in disguise though, since it rained all weekend. The nerve! I made a small trek to a Buddhist Temple in Shanghai called Jade Buddha Temple. It is an exquisite oasis inside a bustling city. As we pulled up outside the temple courtyard we got out of the cab and the ra ... 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