Bund Sightseeing Tunnel

Goodbye Shanghai

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August 19th 2010
City Shanghai, China Language Mandarin Currency Chinese Yuan Climate high 36c - low 26c - sunny This was our last day at the apartment before heading to the airport hotel so decided to spend the morning checking out the view from the 88th floor of the Jinmao tower. We walked back via the musical instrument district to the Bund and went underneath the river through the Bund sightseeing tu ... 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