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Shanghai

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August 20th 2014
To break our journey on the way home we stayed for three nights in Shanghai. Unsure of what to expect we were very pleased with our choice of the Peace Hotel on the Bund. It was a fabulous hotel with lots of history and style; we were traveling with Marg and enjoyed staying in the club floor where we were very spoilt with afternoon teas and pre dinner drinks and canapés. We spent our three days e ... 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