Futuristic Shanghai

"Who knows? Lighting could strike..." Adventures in Shanghai

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March 12th 2008
"Welcome to Shanghai!" This is a sentiment I have heard repeated more times than I can count since my arrival at Pudong International Airport sometime yesterday morning (after 24 hours traveling, that whole portion of my trip seems fuzzy and rather far away. But perhaps I should begin at the beginning - the flights to get he ... 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