Yu Yuan Garden

City Life: Shanghai-style

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May 31st 2006
So we've gotten a bit behind in blogging, but the days seem to just be flying by without much time in front of a computer. But now we've updated pics for two earlier blogs (Mike's bday & Emei Shan) and gotten more up to date! We arrived into Shanghai late on Thursday, May 25. Too late to take the Maglev (magnetic levitation train) into the city so we hopped on a bus to get to the metro instea ... 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