At the bottom of the Pearl Tower

National Holiday, Oriental Pearl Tower and an Irish Bar!

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September 29th 2008
Today was the National Day in China, which meant that much of the city was much quiter than normal. Although there was more cloud than yesterday, we decided to go and see the Oriental Pearl Tower, which is much like the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. It is a huge building (tower), 350m tall and stands in the heart of Pudong, the Financial downtown area of Shanghai. We definitely chose the right day to ... 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