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Shanghai, dry run

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July 2nd 2013
Yesterday, I nipped from Suzhou to Shanghai on the train - a dry run for Thursday. Over the last 5 years, the station at Suzhou has changed beyond all recognition, in fact, an entirely new one has been built. It's gone through many changes and this, I think is almost it. I think it's finished. Man, the train systems in China are second to none. The new building is huge, gleaming ma ... 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