Jing'an Temple

My first weekend in Shanghai

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September 16th 2012
Orientation was a whirlwind. We went over medical and apartment hunting. Signed our final contract, purchased Chinese cell phones and received our bank cards. The day kind of blurred by. I got my first glance of an actual Disney English!!! It was very exciting. We went inside and it lived up to my expectations. And HUGE bonus…I finally have medical insurance!!! After orien ... 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