Boarding the MagLev train

Shanghai Surprise - Shanghai Bye Bye

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November 18th 2008
Day Seven - Till Next time Hey, so my last morning in Shanghai, waking up to beeping motorcycles, buses, and cars. Had to get up early to day to venture out to the airport. I took the crazy train called the MagLev from Shanghai to Pudong. AKA the Shanghai Magnetic Levitation Demonstration Operation Line. Normally a 45 minute car ride and intensely squished into a 8 minute magn ... 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