Vegetarian in Shanghai Photo 3

Vegetarian in Shanghai

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August 23rd 2008
Before coming to China one of my biggest concerns was my dietary needs and whether they'd be fulfilled. Even though I knew I'd be coming to big metropolis Shanghai, I'd never been to asia and thus my head was swimming with thoughts of all those "interesting" carnivorous chinese dishes. Turtle soup? Snake anyone? Well, I've now officially lived in this city for one full week, and trust me, yo ... read more

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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