Tag: Shanghai
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Shanghai Wrap-up
Shanghai is not really a good tourist city. It only has a few attactions for the tourist, and then all that is left is shopping. Add to that the “annoyance factor” of the constant “want to buy Rolex” and “we are art students”, and Shanghai hardly seems worth visiting. In a nutshell: Half a day for…
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Shop ’til You Drop
Yesterday, I went to see the former French Concession. It is noted for the houses and estates built during the 1920’s and 30’s by the Europeans. It is the nicest area of Shanghai I have seen, and probably very expensive. A lot of the estates have been converted to offices or institutes. After wandering the…
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Tall Buildings, Fast Trains
I spent a day in Pudong, the area for tall buildings and fast trains. I got up early. Too early. I hopped on the ferry across the Huangpu River to Pudong. The trip costs Y2, and takes about 10 minutes. The ferry drops off a little too far south, though. I stolled up to where…
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Shanghai Museum
Shanghai Museum is another museum about ancient China history. They have a very impressive collection, though, and the museum building itself is very nice. I spent the morning and half of the afternoon browsing through the exhibits. One of my favorite things to see is the Chinese scroll landscape paintings, like the one above. I…
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First Day in Shanghai
I arrived in Shanghai this morning at 7:00am. The Shanghai Metro is well-designed, and I could take it from the train station to near the hotel I am staying at. I am staying in the dorm at Captain Hostel, which, at Y70 per night, is very cheap in Shanghai. It is also probably the nicest…
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