maglev

our first blog! Shanghai Times........

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November 5th 2007
Well...where do we start?? Arrived in Shanghai after a 10 hour flight and no sleep! Saw an amazing sunrise over China from our plane. We got on the Maglev train from the airport to the city centre - it travelled at 450 km/h - pretty cool! We arrived in the city centre with very heavy backpacks and spent ages looking for somewhere to stay. We actually ended up asking a french guy and he sh ... 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