View from the Shanghai Financial Centre

China - Part Two

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October 17th 2009
As I type this we are sat on the deck of a cruise boat sailing down the Yangtze River. The boat itself is not up to P&O standards, but the scenery definitely makes up for what the boat lacks in luxury. The route we are taking is famous because of the stunning Three Gorges it passes through, as well as being the site of the Three Gorges Damn which opened last year. To get from either side of the ... 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