Taking a Sip

Shanghai - Out and About

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April 4th 2007
Our first day in Shanghai was spent trying not to sleep. First a breakfast of meat and veg steamed buns. It was a trip down memory lane with every bite. The meat ones tasted just as I remember. I'm a lot more sentimental than I seem. The veg ones were filled with something green enough to be radioactive--let's switch the lights off and watch them glow. Jessica thought the buns were pretty good, w ... 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