Oriental Pearl Tower

This famous landmark is a TV tower and is supposed to represent a dragon "juggling" two pearls, or something similar. View from the tower is supposed to be a lot more inspiring than its architecture. That is, on a clear day.

#5 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College-Suzy Wong in Shanghai "Town"

March 20th 2006
My teaching schedule means that I finish at 11.30am on Fridays and don't recommence until 7.50am on the following Tuesday. So it's time to spread the wings and head to Shanghai "town"! Shanghai is an uneventful (except for the often chaotic traffic!) 3.5hr bus ride from Taizhou. Life has been made easier for me this visit as my old school pal Judy Ashcroft and her husband Brian are in town. Th ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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

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