Shanghai street

Shanghai

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June 11th 2008
Shanghai is a large industrial city - not our favorite. The bund, which is the banks of the river flowing thru the center, is full of street vendors. We viewed many large, modern buildings while walking along the bund dodging agrresive vendors! The French Quarter was a fun part of Shanhai to stroll through and have lunch. One evening we had a great dinner at a Tibetan Restaurant with anothe ... 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