Dutch Colonist

Shanghai: Week 2 - Entry 1

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August 25th 2007
Today marks the beginning of our third week in Shanghai, and this means that the jetlag, culture shock and general overall confusion such a move entails are all somewhat lessening. The weather has been a mixture of hot, boiling and inferno ranges, and today lies somewhere between the first two. But I am writing this in the air-conditioned living room of our English tudour bungalow in Sun Island, ... 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