Shanghai museum - buddha statue

Shanghai!

---

April 23rd 2006
Well hi everyone. We touched down in Pudong International Airport two days ago now and caught the fastest train in the world to Shanghai which was a pretty cool way to get there. No problems getting anything so far but I'm sure the Chinese just humour me when I attempt the language. Got to our hotel pretty easily but was harrassed on the way by 70,000 people (unofficial figure) shouting "HELLO ... 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