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I have really enjoyed reading your blog and all the photos you posted too!

It looks like you took the quick tour, but if you ever get the chance again, even spending at least a week in each of the areas you visited you will have time to see so much more, but still there is much more you wont have time to see as China is such a big nation! Glad you were able to see the city lights of the Pudong (downtown Shanghai) at night and enjoy the Bund too! While at the Bund, did you get the chance to relax while watching the barges plying through the waters of the Huang Pu with the city lights of the Pudong reflecting from the other side? Awesome sight! Compared to Beijing (being a conservative city) where they 'roll up the sidewalks' each evening, Shanghai is much more liberal as there is always something going on 24/7.

Again, I really enjoyed all that you have shared with us! Xie xie (Thank you!)

Personally I believe that the main reason China has a system so different than those in the west is the fact there are 56 different ethnic groups to somehow between them maintain some degree of harmony. If an American style system of government were to be in place in China I am not sure how long the nation of China would last considering all the differences between these ethnic groups. So in a nutshell, it appears to me that the Chinese system evolved into what it is today (although we in America may disagree with it) because it was what happened to work best under these unique circumstances. Just my opinion here.

As for the history, art and traditions of China I definitely agree with you!

I dont know how difficult it is for westerners to get into Tian' anmen Square on October 1st each year to see the Chinese National Day celebrations but the sights are more than enough to fill up a large memory card and perhaps drain a few batteries on a digital camera too! Besides the military displays and those marching in perfect formations, the details they put into all those floats and temporary displays are awesome!

Did you know that the sweet potato (also know as a Kumara in the eastern hemisphere) originated in the new world and had somehow made it into the far east long before Europeans settled the new world? There is an amazing story behind the history of the sweet potato to read about if you ever find the chance to look it up online or elsewhere.

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