View of Shanghai

Shanghai/上海 Part 2

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September 22nd 2010
The next day, I went to the Jingan Temple with Rachel and her two Harvard buddies. The surrounding skyscrapers really dwarfed the temple. We went to Burger King for lunch and all got hamburgers and french fries which was awesome! We also spend some time wandering around Pudong/浦东, which has the biggest skyscrapers that makes up that famous Shanghai skyline that you always see in pictures. ... 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