Off to Shanghai!

Day 1: We are in Shanghai Safe and Sound

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July 9th 2011
At around 4:30 pm our flight touched down at Shanghai Pudong Airport. Even though the flight was very smooth and eventless, some passengers started clapping with joy. We went through immigration very quickly as a group. I had a hard time deciding if we should go through windows for foreigners or Chinese citizens. I went to ask a staff member and told him I want to keep the group together. We ... 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