The Bund - Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank

Shanghai - Various Places

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October 14th 2009
Today was a full day of touring virtually nonstop from around 9am until we got back to the hotel around 10:30pm. First stop was the Shanghai Museum. Four levels of amazing pieces from Chinese history. We had around 90 minutes in here, which is probably an hour not enough if you really want to appreciate all that is in the museum, that is of course if you like museums. Judith and I managed to ... 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