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Dorsett Hotel Shanghai. Discover this luxury boutique hotel

It wasn’t the V Junior computer that greets all visitors as they come through the door, or the multi coloured piano in the lobby, that stood out for me, but just its overall sheer individuality and excellent service

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Andy Mossack reports back from the annual Taiwan Lantern Festival, a feast of colour and new year celebrations.

Taiwan Lantern Festival. Celebrate the new year with glorious colour and magnificent lanterns.

The 50 metre high golden ram was clearly relishing its VIP status as the centre piece of this year’s official opening extravaganza of the Taiwan Lantern Festival; its entire visage was lit up with lasers and strobes, as a phalanx of fireworks crackled overhead and I swear there was a cheeky smile cracking on its face.

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