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Shanghai

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October 18th 2008
During the course of our week there, we did a ton of shopping, went to a traditional tea ceremony, looked at interesting buildings and water views, met some new friends, met an old friend, visited the Yuyuan gardens, saw an acrobat show, and went through a very odd underground tourist tunnel. The underground tunnel was probably the lowlight of the trip. It was basically a subway to get acros ... 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