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Shanghai All Day

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June 26th 2008
This was my one and only full day here in Shanghai, this weekend at least. I woke up early to switch hostels as the night before I was just staying at one I found. After I tried to make my way to the Shanghai Museum. But not after first being stopped countless times and even took up an offer to go with a group of Chinese students my age somewhere. Yes, I had no idea where they were going they ... 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