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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]
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] Blog: Maglev
Date: July 19th 2009
Last night was our last and best group dinner. At dinner one of our group members requested we take the Maglev train on the way to the Pudong Airport and the guides willingly arranged it for us. The Maglev travels at speeds up to 431 kilometers per hour. It was a fun ride, albeit brief, and almost impossible to photograph the neon speed meter due to the movement of the train. ... read more
Date: July 19th 2009
Last night was our last and best group dinner. At dinner one of our group members requested we take the Maglev train on the way to the Pudong Airport and the guides willingly arranged it for us. The Maglev travels at speeds up to 431 kilometers per hour. It was a fun ride, albeit brief, and almost impossible to photograph the neon speed meter due to the movement of the train. ... read more
