Pudong at night

Asia Tour Leg 4, Day 9

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March 26th 2010
What an eventful day in Shanghai. I started the day with a traditional Chinese breakfast of minced pork dumplings. I caught the tube and stopped at Nanjing Rd West. Nanjing Road is Shanghai’s own Regent Street. It was a sunny day although it still necessitated wearing a fleece it was warmer then Beijing and Xi’an. I had read in the guides to be weary in Shanghai of people posing as English s ... 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