Zhu Jia Jiao

Modern Shanghai

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April 30th 2015
If I tell you that the city of Shanghai has over 20 million people, which is about 20 times the size of Calgary, you will get an idea of how busy the airport was when we arrived. City noise is acerbated by drivers’ constant use of their car horns and the fact that many people with strident voices feel the need to shout, rather than simply speak. Tour guides mostly use microphones turned up reall ... 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