Stereotypical CNN-style snap

Nanjing Lu in the shadow of the Orient Pearl Tower. And in other news, consumer index jumped 5.25 points today...

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October 23rd 2004
Feeling a bit more confident about the orientation of the city we ditch the taxis and walk North towards Nanjing Lu, which takes roughly 20 minutes. We explore the busy side streets which are full of markets. I find some reasonably cheap mahjiang games and decide to pick up a copy of the smaller sets. We then board the MRT and head west for the Jing'An temple. It is a nice view alright, but the to ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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

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