West Lake

Shanghai

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May 8th 2009
A Warm Welcome in Shanghai When we left Beijing we were originally going to head in the direction of Xi'an to see the Terracotta Warriors. After some discussion with fellow backpackers, we found that it would have been much more difficult and costly than we originally had hoped. We looked into prices for train and flights to Shanghai, and were helped by a Korean who was stay ... 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