There 12 million bicycles in Beijing (or thereabouts) according to Kitty Malloo..

But how many are there in Shanghai? Answer: Enough to knock you down if you don't pay 100% attention when crossing the road.

How the other half live in Shanghai Old Town

May 20th 2006
Hello dear friends & family..... today your loving Eggs took a stroll in the basting heat through some hairy mary bike congested streets filled with communist-esque medal shops, poky tat emporiums and newsagent stalls into the 'Old Town'. Cue atmospheric music...da da DAAAAA.... We must have got a bit lost on the way, because whilst we had romanticised the idea of visiting the 'old town' into ... 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

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