Shanghai

Jade Bhudda, Bazzars and shopping

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July 2nd 2006
waking up on Sunday moring was horrible, all I can say is that I had a bit of a cloudy head (nothing to do with the Sambucca). Would have liked a lie in but no such luck, the traffic is terrible and you can hear every single toot of the horn and I am telling you the drivers do not stop all day and night long. Met up with Bridge and Kim for a bit more sight seeing. We started off at the Jade ... 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