more chinese new year stuff

Chinese New Year in Shanghai

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April 4th 2007
I went to Shanghai a couple of days before Chinese New Year to stay with Scarlett, it was pretty fun! most of the time we just chilled out, but i also went running round the French concession, ice skating, and had some nice days wandering around Shanghai at the Longhua Pagoda, the Bund and some markets and things. I'd been to Shanghai before so i didnt do much of the touristy stuff, although we d ... 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