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Shanghai and beyond

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March 22nd 2005
It was hard work and a great adventure. Travelling from Kunming (south-west) to Shanghai (almost 60 hours with the train) at Chinese New Year is a challenge comparable to buying christmas gifts on the three last saturdays before Christmas in Germany in a row. But as you see, I made it! No shower for three day's but happy not only to arrive but also to meet extrodinary nice people like Zhenzhao ... 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