Tourist train

A RAINY DAY IN SHANGHAI

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April 24th 2012
On Tuesday Dad and Penny left us with Mum to explore Shanghai some more. MATTHEW Today we went to the dodgy markets, if I could use one word to sum it up it’s dodgy very dodgy. In the dodgy markets there are illegal copies of DVDs there are copied Rolexes, Louis Vuitton and Ralph Lauren polo shirt. There are secret back rooms were they keep all the illegal stuff, one shop that we went ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai » Huangpu

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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