Window Relief - Yuyuan Gardens

Shanghai and Suzhou

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June 25th 2008
Shanghai was never high on my list of places I wanted to visit in China, which was perhaps not a good start. Both Chris and I felt jaded with the place within hours of arriving. Aside from psychological reasons, this can probably be attributed to a late evening stroll we took along the bustling shopping street of East Nanjing Road. Every five seconds (I’m barely exaggerating here) a tout would l ... 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