Shanghai at night

Getting soaked on the Bund

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February 15th 2009
You know, the day we were wallowing in self pity in the hostel room, feeling sick, it was warm and sunny outside. Today, feeling better and raring to go, the sky clouds over and the heavens open! Sod's law! We headed to the Bund, the famous stretch in Shanghai, and just as we were boarding the boat that would take us down the Huangpu River, the rain began. And the temperature dropped. And the wind ... 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