From the air

VIDEO Nanpu Bridge in Shanghai

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August 22nd 2008
You have three choices to cross the Huangpu River in Shanghai: ferry, sightseeing tunnel or one of two bridges. The southernmost bridge is the Nanpu, and it rises high above the river, on level with skyscrapers. To get up to it, a vehicle must make huge sweeping turns. ... 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