Places To Visit: Shanghai

Places To Visit: Shanghai

Apart from seeing the celebrities at the Shanghai Wax Museum, visiting Shanghai Art Museum & Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Mall, taking a stroll at the popular shopping heaven of Nanjing Road, hanging out at the Shanghai Xintiandi, buying art at the Yuyuan Garden Bazaar, and watching the vibrant Shanghai Circus World performance, I actually managed to visit a few more places in Shanghai, and do a few more things in this bustling China city...

1. Exploring Jing An district

This is like the semi sub urb area of Shanghai... and still very bustling. The reason I tour here a bit was because my hotel was in this area. Actually around this area, there are quite a fair bit of high end hotels plus the Jing An park (unless you are here, I don't really recommend).

2. Passing by many brick buildings

I can't tell much difference whether these buildings are old or new.... but they are like all over Shanghai, which in a way is an identity here.

3. Visiting the Shanghai Sex Culture Exhibition, Pudong

Sorry, no photography allowed! Haha (but seriously, there ain't much here).

4. Taking the Bund sightseeing tunnel ride

This tunnel came as a package with the museum. It brings one through Huangpu river to the Bund area from Pudong. There's display of lights along the way - quite impressive, and it boasts of very modern technology, though not a 'super must see thing'... but again, as tourists, we just want to explore everything!

5. Seeing group of monks in monastery

I chanced on this temple in Pudong. The sight of the monastry and monks in their full costumes was quite something.

6. Visiting Circus World shopping area

When I first arrived at this area, I got a lil shocked, as I thought this looks so similar to Ximending in Taipei, though in a smaller scale.

7. Continue exploring People's Square

The heart of the city and it's huge park. This was taken in the lift while going up to the Shanghai Wax Museum.

And this was taken when I was out from the museum. It's funny being here - as it was so quiet despite the surrounding buzz! (btw, can you see the moon - thought it's cool, moon with sunset!) :)

8. Visiting Shopping Areas At People Square

There is this made up shopping mall to look like old Shanghai - with fake clouds and all. Quite an experience indeed.

I am lucky to encounter this as I only found out about this underground shopping after exiting the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition centre! (At first I thought it's weird that the exit is not the same as the entrance, but now I thank so).

And connected to this 'old Shanghai' is rows after rows of underground shops! Think Shanghai style - everything is a lot!

9. Passing by Shanghai Grand Theatre & National Museum

On my stroll around the People's Square area, I also passed the the very huge Shanghai Grand Theatre.

And the Shanghai National Museum, which looked pretty good at night.

Just going through my photos of this Shanghai trip brings back so much memories, and again there's the feeling of missing Shanghai... never had I have this feeling for a city before!

*I hope the China series is not boring, because as much as I want to close the series, but there's still a fair bit to share :)