Maglev!

Hello Shanghai!

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December 15th 2011
We've spent fourteen hours in the air and two nights in Shanghai since the last update. After we landed in Shanghai we took the maglev into town. I've told lots of people about how exciting riding it is but, it really is amazing. You can really feel the speed and it's amazing to be looking out onto the Chinese country side. Riding the maglev gives me the same feeling as riding a big ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai » Luwan

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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