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Culture Agenda

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September 9th 2012
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CULTURE AGENDA So, back in 上海 after sixteen months away was never going to be an easy adjustment. The incomprehensible language; the bizarre eating habits; the materialistic society; the fighting to get on and off the trains; the extravagant winter festival marking the change of year; the barely pronounceable names of people. Living in the ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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