Guyi Garden

Shanghai Secret Garden

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December 8th 2009
“Let me take you somewhere special today”, beamed Jin Jin. I was rather exhausted from the previous days in the people packed Shanghai streets and was hoping for a restful Sunday afternoon but not wanting to disappoint Jin Jin I agreed. Catching the bus at Wanli estate we wound through the suburbs of Shanghai traveling North West. We finally arrived at Nanxiang Town at Jiading. We got off t ... 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