The Whore of the Orient
July 19th 2007 While I'd love to tell you about the spaceships on top of skyscrapers, weird people on the Bund and the most futuristic skyline I've ever seen, Shanghai was really just about grippin' it and rippin' it. After 2 days on the train from Tibet and the week long detox there, the thick, choking smog, the hoards of people and nuclear reactor heat and humidity ripped me back into the realities of China.
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