Daisy at the top!

China - Shanghai

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August 27th 2011
Shanghai The train arrived on time at 9.30am so we reached the hotel by about 10.30am. A quick shower and lunch, we then had a walk along Nanjing Road, in the pouring rain, to Shanghai Museum! Spent a couple of hours wandering around looking at old Chinese things ( sorry Nick...I still can’t get into museums!) - apart from some jade items that were made between 2200BC – 3200BC that were slight ... read more

Asia » China

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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