Forget the Bund, the shopping madness, the city lights…..get out of Shanghai and see something different. ZhuJiaJiao is an ancient water township about an hour by rail out of Shanghai – and another 15 mins by taxi. We caught the train from … Continue reading
Along my travels through Shanghai, Beijing, Lhasa, Nepal etc. one of the greatest bonding factors I've experienced is the universal love of animals. Purge all your Asian-eating-dog jokes/ preconceptions here. Shake it off, and embrace the fact that humans share … Continue reading
Imagine a place where a fast-train travels at 300+ km/hr and takes you from the airport to the main metro stations in 7 minutes. A city where over 2 million people (or more?) a day travel on the subway and trains arrive … Continue reading
Shaped like a traditional Chinese cauldron (ting), the Shanghai Museum is located next to People's Park. We bought the audio guide in English and spent nearly 4 hours there which still didn't cover everything. The cost is pretty minimal – … Continue reading
Under the Shanghai Museum, near the "Old Shanghai Street", linked to the underground metro, there's a "Hong Kong" shopping mall, which has lots of small boutiques, stalls selling knick-knacks, clothes, shoes etc. etc. Hidden amongst all this is a game arcade … Continue reading
Smack bang in the middle of bustling Shanghai, next to a shopping centre, under skycrapers and above a metro station is Jing'an Temple. It's a weird spot for a temple, but hey, we decided to scope it out. It's easy … Continue reading
Shanghai's "Shikumen" architecture combines the Chinese courtyard and Western archiecture. A lot of the housing in the older part of Shanghai is made of up these but the apartments are definitely taking over. We didn't get to wander through Shikumen except … Continue reading
First off, Shanghai is not at all what I expected. Mash up of old and new, modern and archaic, but it all works so well. I had thought it would be similar to Hong Kong, but while on the … Continue reading