The Bund

Next we headed down to the waterfront to walk along "the bund" - a promenade on the west side of the river. The views are beautiful, with the towering modern skyscrapers of Pudong across the water to the east, and the old European architecture of the impressive buildings on the west side of the river.

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Visiting Shanghai

October 25th 2010
I had quite a few different chances to go into Shanghai while taking my TESL course this past summer. Here are some of the things I did and saw. (This is another quick photo blog!) ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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