Shanghai

Long Belated End of Japan Post

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August 28th 2009
I finally moved into my new apartment, which is very nice though a bit far from my school. Shanghai is mind blowing enormous, so everything is really far from everything. So far, I am really liking it here. The city is really neat, and has a totally different energy than any city I've ever been too. There are people from all over the world here, and the city has some sort of 1930s swinging vibe to ... 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