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The Bund  
   

The Bund

Our first night in Shanghai was spent wandering the Bund area - the city's most famous mile. The Huang Pu (Yellow River) separates old and new Shanghai, with dozens of brightly lit tourist boats plying the water.
Shanghai and Hangzhou

October 9th 2010
National Holiday week! Even though we had only been in school for a month, it was great to have a holiday. We left right after school on Saturday trying to beat the throng of students and other teachers heading for the airport. Thankfully Autumn was there early and did a fine job delivering us to the airport. After a fairly short flight, we arrived in Shanghai. The central tourist district, c ... read more
Asia » China

Chinese Flag 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
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