Hangzhou

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My first solo trip outside of Shanghai did not begin well. I had a 06:51 train to catch from Shanghai South (上海南) station on Saturday morning to Hangzhou station. I opted for the slow train, which takes 2.5 hours instead … Continued

Nanjing

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Welcome to my first weekend trip outside of Shanghai. Luckily, I had two accompanying friends for this, one of whom is local. Our high-speed train to Nanjing departed at 07:10 on a Saturday morning from Shanghai Railway Station. We reached … Continued

Shanghai

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One might think that as an ethnic Chinese, I would have no problem living in China (lol). My Chinese grades would attest to this, but my spoken language is horrendous. Besides, which foreigner isn’t a little intimidated by the country. … Continued