Views from the restaurant

Xiamen to Shanghai - on top of the world

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May 1st 2014
Geo: 31.23, 121.47What a difference a day makes. From the miserable rain of Xiamen to the giddy metropolis of Shanghai.Such an early start for holiday makers with the alarm piercing the darkness at 5.45 to ensure we were packed and ready for a quick getaway at 7.30 am. The exit would have been smooth except the checkout team of the hotel wanted to accuse us of pilfering "a little white to ... 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