The Bund

Shanghai

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February 2nd 2008
Shanghai was one of the most interesting cities I've ever visited. I really wish we had more time to spend there. I was one of the few people who really enjoyed Shanghai. Most of the students (from the Beijing program) found this to be their least favorite city. The city is very young but tells many stories with the European facades painted with various people with utterly different stories and ba ... 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