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Almost Shut-in in Shanghai

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November 5th 2008
The authorities in Shanghai almost didn’t let us get off the ship. We signed up for a 9 hour tour that started at 8 a.m., but since there were a reported 120 people with Norovirus on the ship, they came aboard and inspected the ship and interviewed the sick people. They finally cleared us around noon, so we missed a few things on our tour, including a Kindergarten class of musicians and singer ... 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