Archive for May, 2009

Touring China: Shanghai (II)

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13-21 May 2009

An entry just on our wild time at Madam Tussaudes’ Wax Museum.

First up was the glamor area, a place where all the Hollywood stars are. However, I do not think I would like to flood you with pictures, so I’ve only selected some for posting =)

With Hollywood’s 2 famous actresses: [...]

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Touring China: Shanghai (I)

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13-21 May 2009
As we spent more time in Shanghai, I thought it might be easier if I blogged the whole of Shanghai together in parts, even though our time spent there was divided into 1st day, and then the last few days.

On our first day, upon arriving at the airport, we made [...]

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Touring China: Wuxi

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13-21 May 2009

It’s on to Wuxi, as our very first stop is the Three-Kingdom Movie & TV City!! Because of the boy, I became very much influenced by him too into developing an interest in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. As such, I was quite excited to visit the city.

(Little me at [...]

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Touring China: Nanjing

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13-21 May 2009
Our trip to Nanjing saw us first heading to Mochou Hu (Sorrow Free Lake). And guess what, it was raining!!

Over there, we got to learn more about the history of the Ming Dynasty, with Zhu Yuanzhang as the first but ugly Emperor =P

It was also here that I discovered that [...]

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Touring China: Hangzhou

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13-21 May 2009
Coming on from Suzhou, the tour headed off to Hangzhou, where our first stop is the Wansong Academy. Now, why is this place famous?

Because of the legendary lovers Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.
But… Did you know that the story was just a myth?? Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai though are [...]

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