our street in Shanghai

Shanghai

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October 24th 2009
On day five we arrived in Shanghai where we then had a pretty crazy taxi ride to our hotel. The driver was literally in and out of the lanes over and undertaking people to go as fast as he could- it felt a little like a high speed chase in a film!! Arrived at our hotel in one piece though- it was on the corner of a really cool street with lots of neon signs and things. The second hotel was a ... 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