> Our uneventful 12 hour flight from Vancouver, BC landed us in the beautiful, modern city of Shanghai. We were met at the airport by our guide Li, who told us that, at around 23 million people, Shanghai is one of the largest cities in the world. He also said that, because Shanghai really only started to grow significantly around 200 years ago, it is one of China's newest large cities. Our whole country is barely more than 200 years old!
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> Our hotel is nice and is located in Pudong on the banks of the Huangpu River, just across from the bund. We are right near the famous and incredibly tall TV tower, pictured below.
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> We successfully navigated dinner at the Super Brand Mall and then back to the hotel to get some sleep. The goal tonight was to stay up until at least 6:30 and we accomplished that with just minor grumpiness all around. Except for brief naps on the plane, we were up for a full 24 hours. Looking forward to venturing out tomorrow.
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