Near Taikang Road

Shanghai-French Concession

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January 24th 2011
Day three in Shanghai and I was keen to get to the art area in the French Concession. The French Concession seemed to be a wealthier part of town, with townhouse/rowhouses etc. Lonely planet described it as a leafy green area, with beautiful streets. It was a really neat part of town, but not leafy green at all in the winter! The trees were the same as the big street trees in Nelson (can’t re ... 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