Empire of the Smog
November 12th 2007 Empire of the Smog
Our Japanese adventure was bookended by Shanghai. We had spent three nights here before heading off on the ferry and three when we returned. Shanghai is a huge city, a highrise horizon stretching for miles in each direction, endless spires lit with neon at night, fading into the chemical haze. Immediately the city felt different to Beijing, less formal, less organised, a s
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