Ancient Bridges & Buildings

Sit Down, Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat

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December 23rd 2010
One beautiful fall Saturday in early November, we decided to check out Zhujiajiao (which means Zhu family settlement). It’s an ancient water village (kind of like a Chinese Venice but slightly less remarkable) that was built 1700 years ago. According to our travel guide, we had to find the pink bus near People’s Square with the characters 沪朱高速快线 on it. We arrived early and went sea ... 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