University life

First Impressions

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November 21st 2008
Shanghai second polytechnic university is a large campus with 10,000 students. My room overlooks the running track and basketball court and each student is encouraged to exercise each day as part of their studies, so students are seem ambling around the tracks at various times of the day. The basketball courts are busy most of the day with groups of students hanging out and shooting baskets. ... 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