Boat Tour

Shanghai

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August 6th 2006
So I just got back from a trip last week to China. First, I flew to Shanghai for 4 days and then took a train to Beijing for the rest of the week. Shanghai had a really unique atmosphere that I’d never experienced before in a city. I’d say it’s the coolest city in Asia that I’ve seen after Hanoi, but they’re really different. After first getting to the super modern Pudong airport my frie ... 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