SHANGHAI,
once a place of mystery, sin and power is considered the"Paris of the East" and "Queen of the Orient"
once a place of mystery, sin and power is considered the"Paris of the East" and "Queen of the Orient"
Sunrise over Shanghai
Sailing into Shanghai
Sailing into Shanghai
Pudong skyline (day & night)
The Bund (day & night)
Massive development in Shanghai due to China's economy boom since the 1990s
(view from observation deck of the Jin Mao building)
Tibetan Restaurant "Lost Heaven"
Overpasses, skyscrapers, apartments, cool architecture
Huangpu River used to transport goods
Shanghai's "national bird" ~ the crane
City God Temple
Alter
Ancient water town of Zhujiajiao ~ Shanghai's Venice
Post office & antique postcards
Street life & foods
Turtle soup, anyone?
Chinese medicine man
Shanghai Arts and Crafts Research Institute where local artists practice their centuries-old traditional art forms
Dragon's Daughter Presenting Pearls
ivory carving
Goddess of Mercy with a Thousand Arms
ivory carving
China dolls
Chinese acrobatics
Vibrant Shanghai!
Twin pearls
The future Shanghai
For some entertaining and informative reading see Alan's blog:
http://firstworldcruise.blogspot.com/2011/03/shanghai.html
Massive development in Shanghai due to China's economy boom since the 1990s
(view from observation deck of the Jin Mao building)
Tibetan Restaurant "Lost Heaven"
Overpasses, skyscrapers, apartments, cool architecture
Huangpu River used to transport goods
Shanghai's "national bird" ~ the crane
City God Temple
Alter
Ancient water town of Zhujiajiao ~ Shanghai's Venice
Post office & antique postcards
Street life & foods
Turtle soup, anyone?
Chinese medicine man
Shanghai Arts and Crafts Research Institute where local artists practice their centuries-old traditional art forms
Dragon's Daughter Presenting Pearls
ivory carving
Goddess of Mercy with a Thousand Arms
ivory carving
China dolls
Chinese acrobatics
Vibrant Shanghai!
Twin pearls
The future Shanghai
For some entertaining and informative reading see Alan's blog:
http://firstworldcruise.blogspot.com/2011/03/shanghai.html
