Shanghai

World Expo

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July 1st 2010
We left Xi'an on a train that had a bed this time after the last rather uncomfortable train ride. Shanghai is currently holding the World Expo and because of that the price of rooms are doubled. It was horrible we were having to pay $15 a night, and while I say that jokingly you do get use to paying low costs and when all of a sudden you have to pay more it is upsetting. The first place we went 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