Pearl Tower

So long Shanghai...

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February 26th 2012
It's amazing to think that I've already finished the first 2 months of this trip and my time in Shanghai is over. (sidebar: I have also now finished my MBA... such an amazing feeling!) I figured I should mark the transition from the first part of my trip to second with some reflections on it. Shanghai is a great city. It is a great city that is evolving so fast that I'm sure ... 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