Pictures from around Shanghai, Shanghai Museum, The Bund, Shanghai Central Business District, and Yuyuan Gardens.
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Huangshan
Huangshan may be one of the most beautiful places on earth, but not when the weather is poor. The weather did not cooperate during my trip, as evidenced by these pictures. Some brief glimpses of Huangshan’s beauty can be seen at the bottom.
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The pictures shown below are from around West Lake, Leifeng Pagoda and Lingyin Temple.
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These pictures are from the government sponsored trip I went on. I was an ambassador for the U.S. for the inaugural China Tourism Day. Pictures below are from the event, Ninghai, Zhejiang Grand Canyon, and Putuoshan.
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Hangzhou
Huangshan
Shanghai
Pictures include: Terracotta Warriors, Tang Palace Dance Show, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi History Museum, Views from Xi’an City Wall, Great Mosque.
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I am going to share many new pictures from my travels throughout China. All of these pictures can also be found in the photo gallery tab, located on the top right side of every page. Click a picture to enlarge.
The places shown in the picture are as follows: Hanging Monastery, cave man and his home, pictures from around the city of Datong, Yungang Grottoes, and an old section of the Great Wall.
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It took a while for my stomach to adjust, but once it did I really enjoyed Chinese food. China offers a very diverse array of food, and I was willing to try anything. I was able to discover some new favorite foods, but I also had my fair share of unfavorable encounters. There were many things that I ate that would seem strange in the U.S., but quickly became an enjoyable addition to many of my meals. Below is a list of some of the more interesting things that I ate in China, and some were much more appetizing than others. I recommend to anyone traveling in China to be adventurous and try as many exotic foods as you can. If the item listed below is preceded by an asterisk (*), it tasted good and I would recommend it to anyone traveling in China.
Shrimp Eggs
Duck Tongue
Chicken heart (Almost always served on a stick)
Starfish
*Scorpion (Mentally, one of the most difficult things to eat, especially since the scorpions are still alive an moving just before you eat them.)
Silk Worm
Dog (Another difficult thing to overcome mentally, but a relatively easy food to find in restaurants, especially in the northern section of China.)
Donkey
*Bullfrog (Surprisingly, delicious and one of my favorites.)
Octopus
Duck stomach, heart, liver (Grilled to perfection and served on a skewer, but still tasted terrible.)
Chicken organs (Put in some kind of a sandwich)
A few other things tasted pretty bad, but I didn’t ask what they were because I didn’t want to know.
It was lightly raining my first day in Shanghai, which was not a problem since I had planned on seeing a few museums in Shanghai and the weather gave me a perfect excuse. I will admit that I am usually not a big fan of museums, but Shanghai is known to have some of the best museums in China, and I have only heard good things about them. The first stop of the day was the Shanghai Museum, a uniquely shaped building located right beside People’s Square. The museum was interesting, and provided a lot of information in addition to the thousands of historical objects.
A girl we met at our hostel recommended that we go to the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, and we made it there right before the ticket booth closed. The hall was actually really entertaining, and provided a massive model of the entire city of Shanghai, as well as pictures and descriptions of the city’s past and future plans.
The World Financial Center (Bottleopener) is currently the tallest building in Shanghai. The building uncer construction on the right side of the picture will be even taller, and one of the tallest buildings in the world. It's appearance will also be unique.
At the Shanghai museum, it is possible to spend only a couple of hours or almost an entire day. There are many exhibitions and thousands of items to see. The Urban Planning Museum can be covered in an hour or two, and was definitely worth the trip. If you only have a couple of hours I would suggest a trip to the Urban Planning Museum, although both are worth the trip if you have time.
The rain finally stopped in the evening, allowing us to walk around the city, which is awesome to see lit up at night. Nanjing Road runs perpendicular to the Bund, and is lined with luxury stores. As I walked down this road to the Bund, I was approached numerous times by people trying to sell me fake watches or Ipods.
The Bund is an amazing place to explore at night, and I think the pictures do a pretty good job capturing the night scene. As we walked back through Nanjing Road, some more people trying to sell us stuff approached us, but this time they weren’t offering us fake Ipods. One guy said he would take us to a bar, but the “bar,” which was located on the 13th floor of a back building, ended up being a fine establishment that offered some “special services.” After a brief discussion with the “manager,” we left the bar and continued to explore Nanjing Road.
The next day we bought tickets for the city sightseeing bus(30 RMB), which travels around the entire city, stopping at all of the top attractions. This is the perfect thing to do on a sunny day, and the double decker bus allows for great views of the main sites. The bus stops at sites such as: the Shanghai Museum, Urban Planning Museum, Site of First National Congress of Chinese Communist Party, Oriental Pearl TV Tower station, and Yu Yuan Garden.
The final stop of the day was at Yu Yuan Garden, which is well worth a quick visit. The surrounding bazaar is almost always crowded, but can be a shopper’s paradise. The garden itself is beautiful, and a great break for anyone who is tired of shopping.
(Minus the random stories, the prior account could be used as a blueprint for a two day trip to Shanghai.)
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