John Blakeley

Shanghai to Ningbo by train

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March 24th 2017
Geo: 29.88, 121.55We were up early as we had to get to Hongqiao Railway Station, we decided we would get breakfast there to save time. We got a taxi, luckily the roads were quiet until we got the the big elevated roadway, then a lot of the time, we were just crawling. We made it, this place is absolutely huge, through security, then to line up for tickets and hopefully get the right train to Nin ... read more

Asia » China » Zhejiang » Ningbo

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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