So this past Chinese New Year in Hong Kong (the Year of the Ram…because goats and sheep are lame). Ana and I went and spent a week in the this wonderful metropolis! Hong Kong is my favorite city in the world. It takes all the crappy bits of mainland China and strips them away, leaving […]
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Hey everyone, ready for some pics of the Jade Buddha Temple? Here are more pictures of the Temple we visited during our October break. This place is incredibly peaceful. It’s worth going. So far, I haven’t found a single location in Shanghai where I’ve said: Okay, I came here, and once is enough. This city
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In the last post, I spoke briefly about the wonders of the Yuyuan gardens and the Jing’an temple. Shanghai isn’t precisely China’s historical center as it has become a beacon for development and modernity in Asia. However, it has its moments (some water towns nearby possess much more of China’s history and… ‘eccentricities…’ that you
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Time for another post and once again and this time we hit up Jingan Temple and Yuyuan Gardens! Here we are, in Shanghai, enjoying its splendors. Its sights, its smells and its glory! I had this week off from work due to a Chinese National Holiday but it’s been a nice week. The holiday started
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NOTA PARA NUESTROS LECTORES EN ESPANOL: A la derecha tenemos un boton de traduccion gracias a Google Translate. La traduccion no es 100% perfecta pero bastante buena. No dejen de leer nuestras entradas en ingles solo porque estan en ingles! El internet hace todo el trabajo! Hello! Well, I figured it would be fun to
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