Orient Pearl TV Tower

January 2nd

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January 3rd 2009
Some of the guys got up early today (5:45) to go to the Big Bamboo bar to watch the Rose Bowl game - they drank some pints, played some pool and were disappointed in the game results. Then back they came to the hotel for breakfast brunch. They all took a nap after that. We went to the Orient Pearl TV tower on the Pudong side of Shanghai. They wouldn't let us up (see pic). Then walked along th ... 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