The old French Concession in Shanghai is spread out into 3 different districts and comprises of many tree lined streets surrounded by traditional french architecture. It’s a really peaceful place to stroll around and is completely different to the rest of Shanghai. The main activity here is to simply eat at the cafes and bakeries,
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The Shanghai Expo is twice the size of Monaco, some say the budget could have reached $100 billion dollars (for both the Expo and preparing Shanghai for the visitors) and the Expo aims to attract over 70 million total visitors, with only 5% of the visitors expected to be foreigners. It’s a huge feat to
It was interesting to learn a little Chinese culture and history while exploring the the Shanghai Museum today. The Shanghai Museum is free, and very easy to navigate around the different themes; ancient Chinese Bronze, ancient Chinese Sculptures, ceramics and Chinese calligraphy. The Shanghai Museum designed to resemble the shape on an ancient Chinese Ding
This morning I got a flight over to Shanghai from Chengdu, a city that’s been on my “to visit” list for a very long time. So far, I’m pleased to say the city is living up to my expectations! This evening I checked out The Bund, a popular tourist area in Shanghai that runs along
Chengdu, the capital province of Sichuan, is famous for it’s spicy Hot Pot. I’ve had Hot Pot many times before in Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand, but I’ve never had hot pot as spicy as the Hot Pot you find here. Instead of a light based soup broth your normally provided with to cook your meat