Street view

This is the little street near our hotel that I take to get to the Bund. It's so crowded with vendors and bikers, cars can hardly get through.

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Day 5 Shanghai

August 21st 2008
TAKING A SICK DAY The heat overtakes me today. It’s bearing down on me, smothering me under a heavy blanket that crushes my lungs. I’ve never known heat like this before. I’ve always thought Minnesota got hot and humid - I’ve nearly gotten heatstroke before during some July rodeo days. But this heat is different. It blocks everything else from one’s consciousness until your only thought ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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

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