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SHANGHAI!!! Part 2- East Nanjing Road

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October 6th 2007
(Title sung to the tune of Holiday Road, the theme song from Vacation, the classic Chevy Chase comedy) East Nanjing Road is known as China’s golden mile. There is a big chunk of it that is designated for pedestrian traffic only. Since we were there during National Week, even more of it was filled with swarms of revelers and peddlers alike. By night, the buildings flashed and popped like Vega ... 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