Pearl Tower

The Real World: Shanghai

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December 22nd 2012
As noted previously, we all seem to have made it safely to the other side of the 21st of December. Congratulations to all but the Mayans... it does suck to be wrong, so I offer instead my condolences to them. C'est la vie. We at Disney English on-boarding had yet another weekend off. So, the 5+ ventured out yet again on a spine tingling adventure through the streets of Shanghai. This par ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai » Pudong

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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