The Bund

Feeling at home in China!!!

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September 25th 2006
Shanghai is as close to the west as you will get in China (HK aside.) It was evident in the dress and demeanour of the chinese people-more refined, more fashionable, less uncouth. Even walking around the city centre-many of the streets are polished and well presented. When you do come across a traditional hutong-like chinese street you feel like you have walked into another world. If I was to t ... 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