The Cube

    Friend: Hey, take a picture of this Me: Why? Is it suppose to be famous? Friend: Are you sure you don't know? It's the famous hotel in the Shanghai Bund (上海滩) movie, starring Chow Yun Fatt. Me: Nope Friend: = ="   So there, apparently this hotel is famous, I am...

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Snacks while waiting My friend raved about this place. The food is good but the outstanding part is the service. Of course, you can argued that the service is included in the price but let's put it that my friend is willing to pay for that. Of course they take reservation but we...

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Jing'an District is in the center of Shanghai downtown area, and one of the the busiest and most stylish areas in Shanghai. This district owes it's name to Jing'an Temple, an ancient traditional Chinese Buddhist temple. I find that we walked a fair bit around Jing'an District as I ended up staying in...

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The neighbourhood was originally built in the 1930s as a Shikumen residential district. (Shikumen is a traditional Shanghainese architectural sytle). Tianzifang is now one of a major tourist attraction with quaint little shops selling crafts, cafes, bars, studios. It has some small similarity to Melbourne's network of laneways. :) We started day 2...

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Lately don't have the mojo to blog, and.. where has the time gone? Anyway, The Bund is the famous waterfront, a symbol of Shanghai. Since it is so famous, so it doesn't really need any introduction.. and hence, here are some pictures. Pardon me for slacking but am trying to pick up again.:)...

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Carving detail in Yu Garden I had two and a half days in Shanghai, day 1 in Shanghai was actually Qing Ming Festival, which is a public holidays in China. Day 1 in Shanghai was done as a day trip from Wuxi but I opted to stay overnight for day 2, just so...

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