The shops

The local shopping centre

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November 26th 2008
My Local Shopping Centre Where I live in Shanghai is the area west of the Huangpu river, which is called Pudong. This area is really in the outer suburbs of the city but is a delightful mix of the old and the new. It is very high-density living but still has some small traditional dwellings and market gardens amongst the high rise apartments. As well as two fairly big western style supermark ... read more

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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