Shanghai Contrasts

First days in Megalopolis (Shanghai)

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August 13th 2008
I took a fast train from Hangzhou to Shanghai on the 12th in the afternoon. It took about two hours and I arrived at the smaller South train station and had some troubles finding my way out, 'cause this place didn't show up on the Lonely Planet map. (By the way, Lonely Planet is a very nice guide, but the China edit sometimes isn't enough for your travel) I took an information flyer of a hostel wh ... 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