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Shanghai

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December 21st 2012
After few days in HK, I hopped on the train to ShangHai. I shared a cabin with a graduate student from CUHK, a 18-years old boy who is going to China sole for the first time, a mother who is visiting her daughter in HK and a quiet uncle. We have a good time hang out with each other, the twenty something hours went by fairly quick. The auntie and the girl from CUHK were able to give me some great t ... 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