Interesting architecture, even inside!

Shanghaied in Shanghai

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March 14th 2008
As I write this, I'm sitting at my hotel desk looking out over the river as the sun sets behind the Pu-shi side of Shanghai (Pu meaning river, and shi meaning west). It's my favorite time of the day, when evening first begins to creep in, the air gets cooler and the sun causes the buildings to glow with warmth. It's especially my favorite time of day whenever I'm near water, because the water gl ... read more

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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