Chrissie on her soft sleeper bunk

Shopping in Shenzhen

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May 22nd 2007
Day 56 When we woke in Macau we thought someone was spraying a power shower at the window - the rain that had persisted during our trip to Macau had come back with a vengeance and there was no sign of it letting up. Deciding it was not ideal tanning weather for the beach we had a bit of a lie in and packed our things to head straight for Shenzhen in China instead. We walked to the bus stop ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen

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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