Shanghai World Financial Center

Another day we visited the tallest building in China. Known affectionately as "the giant battle opener" (go look at the the picture on its wikipedia page and you'll understand) it is located on the Pudong side of Shanghai - an area that less than two decades ago was a swamp.

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Visiting Shanghai

October 25th 2010
I had quite a few different chances to go into Shanghai while taking my TESL course this past summer. Here are some of the things I did and saw. (This is another quick photo blog!) ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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