typical chinese meal

The last stop of the Chinese journey

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October 7th 2007
We've just spent three days in the city of Shanghai. It is a huge metropolis! We found a nice little hostel near the metro station. Duane got his hair cut shortly after we arrived. There was a bit of miscommunication, and Duane's hair is now a bit shorter than he'd like, but he's used to his new cut already. While we've been here we've checked out some interesting attractions. We went to ... 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