At the Train Station

SHANGHAI!!! Pt 1- Leaving on a Night Train…

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October 5th 2007
(Title sung to the tune of Leaving on a Jet Plane) After one month of living and working in Wuhan, we finally got a chance to get out of town and see some more of China. We knew that we would have a week off of teaching for National Week. We were warned that EVERYONE travels during National Week, so travel in China is a bit hairy. We initially looked into visiting South Korea, but the ludicr ... 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