Shanghai

上海 Xing Qi Er

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November 26th 2006
On the second day of Shanghai the weather gave to me, All day of rain! Then it rained the next day, and the next, and the next, and it rained till we left on Sunday. I really liked the rain. We walked in the rain until we decided to get in a taxi. We gave him a destination but our real plan was to stop him when he came to a McDonalds. Which is what we did. But of course, we got there and asked ... 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