Pudong at night

Rock the Bund

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August 20th 2010
Rock Bund You’ve never been to Shanghai unless you’ve been shanghaied by a couple of beauties at the pedestrian mall on East Nanjing Road. This is what I was told by lots of people I know who’ve been to Shanghai. Don’t get shanghaied on East Nanjing Road. I was skeptical. What could they do in broad daylight? Pick your pocket? Sell you fake Rolex watches? I had no idea and I was a ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai » Luwan

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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