City girl moves to the Chinese countryside.
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Shanghai Expo Comes to a Close – Better City, Better Life…Better People?

The Shanghai Expo opened its doors to the world in on May 1. This weekend, on October 31, the doors willl close. I visited the Expo in September, shortly after school started up again in China and just as the weather started to cool down. As a result, we were spared from the scorching temperatures...

Shanghai’s ‘Cosmopolitan’ Mix

Shanghai is going through a transformation. It’s not unlike the kind of makeover Beijing went through in the year leading up to the Olympics. But it appears Shanghai wants to ‘one up’ the capital – the city is reportedly spending way more than Beijing did with massive construction and city beautification projects going ahead full...