The day afer the night before

Shanghai - The lady of the night gets a day job!

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October 20th 2008
Boarded the overnight sleeper at Tunxi having no idea what sort of accommodation we had on board, we soon found out it was to be the turn of the hard sleeper, it had to be done once before we left China! Our carriage had three bunks followed by the same again and again...........along the carriage, no separating door, no en-suite bathroom, we were sharing with the whole carriage. Luckily a young l ... 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