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Come here for tourist traps!  
   

Come here for tourist traps!

Two latest additions when I returned in 2004 was a Starbucks and a Pizza Hut. But other than that, this is a charming, well maintained and busy streets for all your "chinese flavored goods"... if you can find it in your neighborhood chinatown, you can find it here for 1/10th of the price!
My first time in Shanghai

December 27th 2002
Of course, this was not about to be my last time in Shanghai as I would return in 2004 and probably many more times in the near future. What did I expect when I visited Shanghai in 2002? I expected it to be the city of the future, the model for all Chinese cities to come and it sure did meet my expectations. Word of advise though, don't go in the winter time. Its cold. If you look at pictures ... read more
Asia » China » Shanghai

Chinese Flag For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
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