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November 24th 2012
19/11 We left Chengdu after a quick breakfast in the hotel. We got a taxi to the airport- there was one waiting outside the hotel, they initially wanted ¥70 for the trip so we walked off, to which they agreed to use the meter. The journey actually only cost ¥50! Cheeky buggers, and we think the hotel was in on it, getting a cut of the expensive prices! Checked in at the airport and wandered aro ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai » Zhabei

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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