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Shanghai Old Town

Day Three 12 April 2015 - Shanghai

April 12th 2015
Full day touristing in Shanghai today, starting on the Bund with a visit to the Fairmont Peace Hotel previously known as the Cathay Hotel built by Sir Victor Sassoon between 1926 - 1929. This was once the most prestigious Hotel in Shanghai and had many celebrities and heads of state as guests. Next on to the Old City and a visit to the Yu Garden or Garden of Happiness whose construction began in 1 ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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