With all the canals in town, there are lots of small boats waiting to take you on a tour of the place. I'll bet in the summer this is a very relaxing way to see the town.
New Year's 2011 in Shanghai January 15th 2011 We had spent a day in Shanghai on our way to Guilin and Yangshuo last spring. It seemed reasonable to spend our three day New Year’s Weekend there. It had to be warmer than last year’s trip to Harbin. Or so we thought.
Shanghai was a lot closer than I remembered and less than two hours after liftoff we were standing in the Shanghai airport reading the sign that said the subway stopped at 9:00 ... 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
The WilsonsInChina blog charts the course of our three year adventure in China between 2008 and 2011. Dianne was a school administrator in Canada and heard about this opportunity just after retiring. Peter was an IT professional whose last contract ended just as Dianne decided that China sounded like an exciting adventure. He taught ESL one year but spent the rest of the time supporting Dianne as she shared her great knowledge and experience with the Chinese and Western teachers at the Maple Leaf International School in Dalian. China. While we are back in Canada now, our adventures are ToBeCon... full info