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Night out at The Bund Shanghai

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After a couple of days hard work in Shanghai, there was time for some good restaurants, bars and clubbing. The Thursday night we started for cocktails in Glamour bar, which is located next to the river with a great view. Glamour Bar itself is definitely worth visiting. Stylish interior where antique furniture is combined with […]

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Skywalk at 474 Meters High

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In Shanghai, stands the current highest building of the world. The Shanghai World Financial Center is the tallest with 492 meters. This is 1614 feet high! Although there is one tower in Taipei higher, this is because of the long TV antenna on the roof! On the 100th floor, there is the Skywalk, where you […]

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Serious Karaoke in China

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Karaoke is an important and serious deal for the Chinese. They love it, and where we, as Europeans just joke around in the Karaoke box, these guys are really good in singing with a passion.    You sit in a rather big room with each other and enjoy yourself with performances of your group mates. It’s […]

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Fantastic Chinese Food

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The food is fantastic. If we are going to a Dim Sum place, eat dumplings, Cantonese food or whatever. Food is a big thing for the Chinese and they usually order a great number of different dishes which are all shared around the table. The diner is a social event, where you can really talk […]

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Shanghai Visit First Impressions

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On our trip to Shanghai, we have hardly any time to go sightseeing. Although there is some time later reserved in the agenda to go visit some of the obvious tourist traps, I have to do it right now with our daily trip to the office and the diners with our hosts. However, even with […]

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