Traditional new years lanterns in a market in Shanghai

Mountains and Skyscrapers

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February 9th 2005
Hello loyal readership, I am in Shanghai at the moment- its very impressive and was nice weather until just before chinese new year when it started to rain, I hadnt seen rain since moscow though so i was pretty excited; also being and Englishman it reminded me of the green and pleasant (and wet) land i call home. Anyway, my excitement at the rain swiftly diminished when i had to walk around in it, ... read more

Asia » China

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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