Pottery pillow

Day 6

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June 5th 2008
Wednesday, June 4th Day 6 - Today I went to the Shanghai Museum with friends. Among my favorite things that I saw were Chinese sculptures, Chinese pottery, Chinese minority traditional dress outfits (outfit made from trout skin my favorite), and Greek pottery and sculpture on special exhibit in preparation of the Beijing Olympics. After a great lunch consisting of the best sweet and sour po ... 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