Around Shanghai: Swiss Week, Gavin Menzies, and subway etiquette
- Cheese, chocolate, banking, watches, and neutrality. All of our favorite things about Switzerland. Now we can get experience all of them thanks to the Swiss Chamber of Commerce presenting Swiss Week. From October 18-25th you can experience a whole week of Swiss and Swiss-related events ranging from movies, to books and food. [City Weekend]
- 1421 author Gavin Menzies will be visiting Shanghai to give a series of lectures about how China discovered everything and is responsible for everything. Shanghai Talk interviewed him. Read the crazy. [Shanghai Talk]
- In a continuing string of exciting new museum and exhibition openings, Shanghai Normal University announced the opening of a textbook exhibit that explores the history of textbooks in China since the turn of the 19th century. And we thought things had peaked with the fungus museum. [Shanghai Daily]
- Local Shanghainese turned Olympic champion Wu Minxia won the gold medal for the women's 3m synchronized springboard at the 11th annual National Games. This is her fourth time competing in the National Games, and her first one to place the gold medal. [People's Daily]
- Ridden the Metro lately? CN Reviews has tackled the improvements against and the hassles of gate-jumpers. [CNReviews]
- Local musicians get excited! Why? Because the 2009 Music China Expo has come to Shanghai. China's largest instrument exhibition showcases displays, prototypes, and products from the most well-known and respected names from across the world. Starts on October 13th and goes till Friday. [China Travel]
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