Shanghai pictures, China

China Pictures: Shanghai's famous Pudong area skyscrapers liitle more than fields 20 years ago; old buildings
not awaiting the wrecking ball, yet; the city centre, where every night is a neon-lit boogy night.

Asia's version of Manhattan is more about bling and less about Ming than Beijing...with dazzling skyscrapers,
fashionable people, funky restaurants and bars, rivers of cars, oceans of noise, superb new transport
systems and a ferocious night life. Perfect for travellers who pursue sensory overload but not so good for
seekers of old Chinese lifestyles though the 1930's French Concession zone, Jade Buddha Temple,
Fuxing Park, the Yu Yuan Gardens and a few crumbling hutongs around them still offer a glimpse of the past.

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