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Shanghai in the rain

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June 15th 2007
Weeellll, Shanghai is reeaaal nice, and you can see the sky! For the most part at least, when it's not raining. We are putting our expensive waterproof jackets to the test. We are staying in a lovely hostel on the Bund (the colonial expanse of buildings along the river in the Puxi district, opposite the Pudong commercial district). It's called Captain's Hostel and 70RMB will get you a nautical ins ... read more

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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