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Shanghai -- October 17 - 18 2013

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January 11th 2014
We have been to Dubai and were impressed with all the buildings, but after visiting Shanghai I have to downgrade Dubai to second place. Architects who designed these buildings like those in Dubai wanted buildings that said something. One big difference is that at night the buildings are lit up, some with changing lighting. Expressways have been brought into and through the city and so have traf ... 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