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A child offers a welcome-smile near the China Pavilion  
   

A child offers a welcome-smile near the China Pavilion

Chinese children are so cute and friendly. Parents often encourage them to offer friendly greetings to western visitors.
#123 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Shanghai World-Expositon 2010)

May 1st 2010
This past sunny weekend, just before the official opening of the Shanghai World Exposition-2010, I received an invitation to explore the Exposition Grounds along the Huangpu River in the center of Shanghai. It was an experimental "soft opening", to prepare for the official opening on May 1st, 2010. Countries from every corner of the world will display their treasures of architecture, techno ... read more
Asia » China » Shanghai

Chinese Flag 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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