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March 19th 2012
These pictures are from the central district of Shanghai. I've quickly learned that SH is an exceptional city for China. In terms of growth, there is no stoping how high, deep or wide it will go. What's more amazing is realizing this has all come about within the past 20 years. While we've been sleeping the rest of the world seems to be catching up. Nonetheless, there is still a way to ... read more

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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