Shanghai Skyline by Day

Hello from Shanghai

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November 9th 2006
Hello everyone. Wish you were here! We have had a great few days in Shanghai, the city that is like black and white tv during the day and colour tv at night. That's what our guide said as we cruised up the huangpo river staring in awe at the skyscrapers (think bladerunner). We agreed until we visited the old quarter of Shanghai with its traditional buildings and gardens. We are still not ti ... 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