Laura and the Bund

Still Shanghai

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April 24th 2006
Hi! Still in Shanghai and at the moment we are not sure how much longer we are going to be here. On a whim we decided the other day that we'd go to a place called Tai Shan to climb this mountain (as you do). But, after looking into it a bit more we're not sure this will be possible now because there's a festival on from the 1st May and it may be too difficult to get an onwards train to Beijing ... 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