We spent two days and nights in Shanghai, a city even bigger in population that Beijing, though smaller in area. Shanghai is in the midst of change, new buildings, skyscrapers!, are changing the horizon. The first photo shows the Shanghai skyline as seen from the Bund, across the water. We were in awe of those massive buildings, up to 88 stories tall.In contrast, on the other side is "Old Shanghai," the area formerely known as the British Concession area, with old style brick buildings. See K & J under a Shanghai street sign.
We toured a silk carpet factory, tedious work for the craftswomen. The picture is of a bin of silk thread that will be used to weave the rugs. The rugs are beautiful works of art. Their color seems to change depending on the angle and light- as the tour guide told us, "So magic!"
In the "Chinatown" area of Shanghai (I am not making that up- they really call this area of the city Chinatown- all the others since are "knock off's" said our guide...), we found a Starbucks. Yes to a latte! See also a photo of the Chinatown area at dusk- too bad it took me all week to find that "night" setting on the camera! :-)
On our last night in Shanghai we went to a Cirque d'Solei style show- ERA. The feats were amazing and left us gasping. Chinese acrobatics, a man who could spin a huge ceramic pot on his head, eight (8!) motorcycle riders in a caged ball at a time!
Sites and sights of Shanghai.
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How very much we are enjoying the descriptions of everything you saw and did while in China! It was such an incredible opportunity for all of you, and we are so happy that you could make the trip. We will look forward to hearing and reading even more in the days and weeks to come! Love you all!XOXOXO
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