Old and new in Shanghai2

Shanghai--On my OWN

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February 7th 2012
Geo: 31.23, 121.47I had to go pick up the Kids European passports. Ok.... On My OWN....I went with Li to buy the tickets. He said "A little Snow""WOW great I get to see Shanghai with snow... that sounds great," I thought."No, the train a little Snow, Not so fast!""AHH..The train a little slow... more stops, not an express to Shanghai.OK. Then NO SNOW!!! a ... read more

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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