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Moganshan: a weekend escape from muggy Shanghai

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June 29th 2009
On the spur of the moment, I decided to get away for my last weekend in China. My first choice was an overnight, mini-retreat in a Buddhist monastery, but that was all booked up. So I opted for a short hiking and biking tour to Moganshan with Bohdi Adventure Tours (which I’d read about in City Weekend Magazine). Here’s a description of Moganshan according to one guidebook: “Moganshan offer ... 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