panoramic view #1 - outside the harbour

Our first day in Shanghai

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August 7th 2014
Geo: 31.2426, 121.449We were up early and out hunting for a place for coffee and breakfast. After that, we ventured onto the the metro and headed to People's Square Park. It was a beautiful park near the centre of the city , with some lovely lotus gardens. Unfortunately, after taking only ten photos my camera broke down. So, we will be camera shopping while we are here in Shanghai. From ... 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