New Years

Our China Trip: Shanghai

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January 24th 2009
This is the second half of our trip to China. We originally were going to go to Xian to see the terracotta warriors; however the trains were sold out. So when we went to book our train to Shanghai (where we flew out of) we were shocked to hear that they too were sold out. We then ended up taking a short flight instead, which worked out better anyways. I guess things don’t always go as planned wh ... 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