What a view!

Shanghai to Nanning

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May 2nd 2013
I have arrived in Shanghai, it is around 8am in the morning and I have survived the sleeper train, standard procedure of battling with the Chinese and the subway with my massive backpack so I can get to my hostel. I am staying at the Rock & Wood international hostel and it is probably one of the best I have stayed in for under ¥50 a night, ¥10 for a beer (big bottle) lockers that fit my backpac ... 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