Fireworks!

Happy New Year!

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February 18th 2007
I've spent the last week now in a city that is impressive but does not offer a lot for the average tourist like myself. It's big, it's modern and very western. A chinese girl that I met in Yangshuo said that if you want to witness the last 5000 years of China you go to Xi'an, if you want to witness the last 1000 years you go to Beijing and for the last century or so, visit Shanghai. It was not ... 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