Pudong

Shanghai

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September 5th 2014
After a Chinese breakfast of rice porridge (nice), steamed dumplings and toast (spreading margarine with chopsticks works quite well...) we set off on the metro for the maglev station. We did a return trip on the maglev train to Pudong airport - 8 mins each way and a maximum speed of 431km/h. It's impressive, although it wobbles a bit disconcertingly! After a trip round the museum that explains ho ... 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