Super, Li, Me

Monday Shanghai

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August 11th 2009
Monday in Shanghai: I decided to try the metro yesterday, and hopped on near the hotel, had to take a taxi to the metro station. It was easy and not crowded, and got me to the bund area fine. I walked around a big pedestrian shopping area for a while, was actually walking west when i thought i was going east, so i rode a little shuttle back to the other end, towards the Bund waterfront. walked ... 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