China, Shenzhen

China, Shenzhen (English and Deutscher Text)

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January 3rd 2008
Hi ladies and gentlemen. Here an entry from my next trip, which was to China, Shenzhen. The city was great when you want to go shopping and for business, but for cultural activities I definitely chose the wrong place there. I wanted to see temples and things like that but instead they had a lot of themeparks, called the "Windows of the World" and the "Splendid China Folk Culture Village". I liked ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen

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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