The Bund

Shanghai, China

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October 3rd 2006
I arrived in Beijing after taking the overnight train from Mongolia and took another overnight train down to Shanghai. The size of both cities was really overwhelming. I remember that on the approach to Beijing on the train we were in the city for several hours before we actually got to the city centre. It was the Chinese National week and both cities were totally crammed with chinese tourists. ... 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