Orient Pearl Tower

Bleeding feet, blessed Shanghai

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May 5th 2007
As most people know by now, I don't mind living in Hong Kong, but it is no Vietnam. To the naked eye, it seems that all Chinese culture and traditions have been irreversible squashed in the concrete jungle that is Hong Kong island, and to some extent that is true. For a more authentic Chinese experience you have to travel out into the New Territories to be able to say that you are in fact in a di ... 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