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Shanghaied and Jet-lagged

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June 21st 2005
First post from abroad and a bit overwhelmed by Shanghai! It's my first visit there and I am terribly jet-lagged... I don't remember being so exhausted on my last visit to HK. Must be getting old. Staying up until 4 am the night before leaving to pack probably doesn't help. Neither does two cups of (damn good) coffee from True Confections from the little gathering the night before. Speaking o ... 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