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Day 21: A weighty problem in Shanghai

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April 20th 2012
I have a weighty problem. About 10kg of weight. No, it's not what I put on during my trip, and while I had a short bout of tummy problems it's not what I lost either. You see, I have a 23kg weight limit on my baggage when I go home. Coming into Shanghai, my bag weighed 22.9kg. And I just bought a heap of heavy stuff. That's going to be a problem at the airport. My day started with t ... read more

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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