UK pavilion - Lucy, Julia and me

EXPO is here!!

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May 4th 2010
Hello my poor neglected readers. Sorry, it’s been 7 months since my last blog. Hmm, kind of coincides with getting a full-time job. Anyone heard of the Expo 2010? Maybe news of this multi-billion dollar extravaganza hasn’t travelled much outside of China, but it’s all you hear about in Shanghai. Haibao (Expo mascot) pops up all around the city, the “Better City, Better Life” mantr ... 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