view from the bund

A few chilled out days in shanghai? yeh right!!

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August 29th 2010
I arrived in shanghai at 7.30 am via the sleeper train, feeling very sorry for myself having spent the night being ill. I was also finding it difficult to understand the logic in having a western toilet on board the soft sleeper carriage, but keeping it locked throughout the journey?! I made my way to the hostel and awaited the arrival of Rich, a friend from home who coincidentally was to be in ... 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