MG 4998

Duolun Road Cultural Street

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June 30th 2012
Hi All, Well what an adventure and all to find a supermarket. Returning to a good hostel. I do like the Laoximen Hostel. A good mix of travellers. I thought we could take in Duolun Road, a collection of restored houses. It was where the interlectual set lived. The most famous being Lu Xun. The church was a sight to behold from the outside and a real let down inside. It felt like a tard ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai » Hongkou

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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