Ancient Currency

This form of currency, like several other ancient currencies, could be used as a tool before being exchanged for other goods. This allowed for the currency to be made out of cheaper metals, since its value derived from its actual worth as a working object.

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Shanghai Photos

May 19th 2010
Here are some photos from different parts of Shanghai. We visited the Pearl Tower, the Buddhist Temple, a couple of gardens, and had dinner with a few NC State alumni who now live in China. We then toured the World Expo; a giant world's fair in which many countries show off their new technologies and culture. ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai » Pudong

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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