The alians have landed

Shanghaied

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October 19th 2010
The ostenisble reason for travelling to Shanghia was to play in the Australian rules football Asian championships. It perhaps sounds grander than it is, and given that I played in it, the evidence is strong that it is open to anyone of even marginal mobility. But the lure of Shanghai extends well beyond AFL. There's the Expo and Shanghai itself, an interesting city of historic buildings, an ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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