Shanghai is comprised of an older area that includes People's Square, People's Park and Yuyan Garden (see part 1) and includes the historic area of the Bund and the newer area across the river, the Pudong, which includes the financial center and the Jin Mao and World Financial Center buildings of part one.
For people who live in the older area, only people who have a job can afford the one-half Yuan (less than 8 cents) ferry fare.
Shanghai is a city of such incredible divisions between wealth and poverty, that one can find the wealthy living right next to someone who lives in a tiny shack for a family.
Looking out from People's Square.
Looking out from People's Park.
A building in Pudong, the new, wealthy financial center.
A building in Pudong, the wealthy financial section.
The Shanghai Museum, containing mostly history and artifacts.
The Customs House in the Bund, the historic area of Shanghai. The Bund is a Hindi word. The Customs House is deisgned after Big Ben.
A fountain in the Bund.
The Pudong skyline at night.
The China Pearl TV tower.
An old historic building in the Bund.
The Customs House tower. The clock plays Mao Zedong's favorite tune. Mao's face is on every bill.
Skyline at night.
Skyline at night.
A fancy ship passing through.
My son in the restaurant boat, looking out on the Pudong area from the older part of Shanghai.
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These were with a Cybershot.
Thank you, Elsie.
Linda, thank you.
Thank you all.
Thanks so much for sharing your family's photos. They are all beautiful, but the night view of the museum is just breathtaking.
Nice collection of photos. Thanks.
Lots of good experiences and lots of bad experiences teaching English in China. Takes a bit of research to find a good job. But I have time. Nearly a year before summer comes around again.
The videos of Shanghai are even more amazing. And of course, many parts of China are fascinating.
I like Chinese American cuisine; however, beef tendon, frog, gut, steamed pigs something or other are all the rage. However, McDonald's are plentiful; Burger King, too - and the Burger King is better than in the US - there is lots of Italian food and many cuisines.
Plus, I love rice. I will try anything once.
My family was in Tokyo 3 summers ago with the same program. Much more variety of cuisine, much more English in China than in Japan.
English is the dominant world language and is becoming even more so.
Just think: in 10 years or 20 years, even more Chinese will be speaking English.
I too loved the customs building that looked like Big Ben :)
Thank you, Elizabeth.
Thank you, Amy.
TY all.