Ruminations on Two Cities
March 1st 2012 I think that visiting Beijing after spending so much time in Shanghai made me look at the city differently than I would have if I had visited it sooner. I found Shanghai and Beijing to be like night and day. Shanghai as a city is so young, everything is new and there is an energy to the city that you feel everywhere. In contrast, Beijing is steeped in history and is far calmer because of it.
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