Shanghai Holiday
October 1st 2007 This morning we went to Yu Gardens, a 300-year old monument to tranquility built by a son in honor of his father after he retired from politics. Of course, the father footed the bill . . .
Since October 1 is the anniversary of the birth of Mao's China, everyone in China gets the day off. In fact, they all get 8 days off. And they all go to the city to see the big sights. Yu Gardens is a hot
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