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| China China is home to some of the richest history and tradition in the world. You can view modernity in the large cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. You can also see monuments and proof of cultural history, like the Great Wall of China and the Silk Road. Finally, there's no shartage of natural wonders, such as the Himalayas (more specifically Mt. Everest) and the Yangtze River. |
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09-18-2007, 09:01 AM
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|  Typhoon Wipha Typhoon Wipha packing winds of 155 kilometres (112 miles) per hour is expected to make a direct hit on Shanghai China said Ding Ruoyang, a meteorologist at the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau. Wipha is expected to make landfall in east China around midnight (1600 GMT), after gale-force winds and driving rains first hit northern Taiwan. 1.6 million people were evacuated from coastal areas Tuesday as Typhoon Wipha, forecast to be the most powerful storm to hit the region, thrashed toward the Chinese mainland. Typhoon Wipha, whipping up waves up to 10 meters, or 36 feet, high, was moving northwest toward the coast and was forecast to make landfall south of Shanghai early Wednesday morning. Shanghai and the coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian to the south issued typhoon warnings requiring all vessels to return to shore or change course to avoid the storm, the official Xinhua News Agency said. It said that 1.6 million people living in coastal or low-lying areas of Shanghai, Zhejiang and Fujian had been evacuated. For all you traveling in and around Shanghai be careful and take cover. |
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