Shànghǎi, China  上海

Street adjacent to Yùyuán Gardens 豫园, Huángpǔ District, Shànghǎi, China — March 2001

I wasn’t blessed with the best light during my 2001 China trip. (You’ll hear me bitch about it again in the Great Wall section.) So what is one to do when the light isn’t golden? Photoshop, for starters. I’ll admit, the sky in this photo wasn’t there. This sky is probably from Africa somewhere, maybe Madagascar or Namibia. Additionally, levels were enhanced and even exaggerated (the building in the skyline was a mere haze, though at least it really was there.) Lastly, add a little color balance and hue saturation and wallah.

Arriving via the Beijing Railway Station (Běijīng Zhàn) 北京站, Běijīng, China — March 24, 2001

River barge on the Huángpǔ River 黄浦江 and Pǔdōng 浦东 skyline, Shànghǎi, China — March 2001

Local traffic on bicycle (zìxíng chē) 自行车, Shànghǎi, China — March 2001

Bamboo scaffolding, alleyways of Shànghǎi, China — March 2001

Turtles for sale, Shànghǎi, China — March 2001

Oriental Pearl Tower 东方明珠塔 and Jīn Mào Tower 金茂大厦, Pǔdōng, Shànghǎi, China — March 2001

View of the Bund from my Huángpǔ River cruise, China — March 2001

Starting left to right from the domed building: No. 12 The HSBC Building; No. 13 The Customs House; No. 14 Bank of Communications Building; No. 15 The Russo-Chinese Bank   Map of the Bund

Corner of Tiānyàoqiáo Lù 天钥桥路 and Líng Líng Lu 零陵路, Shànghǎi, China — March 2001

This neighborhood near Shànghǎi Stadium 上海體育場 has since been entirely rebuilt; the left corner is now a small park.

The future of Shanghai”s Spending Power, China — March 2001

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River port view from my Huángpǔ River cruise, Shànghǎi, China — March 2001

Yùyuán Gardens, Shànghǎi, China — March 2001

Pǔdōng 2001, Shànghǎi, China — March 2001

The Bund, Shànghǎi, China — March 2001

Starting left to right: No. 13 The Customs House; No. 14 Bank of Communications Building; No. 15 The Russo-Chinese Bank; No. 16 The Bank of Taiwan; No. 17 The North China Daily News Building; No. 18 The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China; No. 19 The Palace Hotel; No. 20 The Peace Hotel (with green pyramid roof); No 23 The Bank of China; No 24 The Yokohama Specie Bank; No. 26 The Yangtsze Insurance Association Building   Map of the Bund

Huángpǔ River 黄浦, Shànghǎi, China — March 2001

Shànghǎi street life, China — March 2001

Shànghǎi street life, China — March 2001

Oriental Pearl Tower 东方明珠塔 and the Jīn Mào Tower 金茂大厦, Pǔdōng, Shànghǎi, China — March 2001