Shanghai Nights, China
上海晚上

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Chillin’ on the Bund (Wàitān) 外滩, Shànghǎi, China — January 24, 2004


china/2004/pudong_tv_tower_moon

Oriental Pearl Tower 东方明珠塔, Pǔdōng, Shànghǎi, China — January 7, 2004


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Spring festival, Yùyuán Gardens 豫园 , Shànghǎi, China — January 24, 2004


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K11 tower, Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004

Formerly the Hong Kong New World Tower and one of my favorite evening buildings in Shanghai

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Chillin’ on the Bund, Shànghǎi, China — January 24, 2004


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The Shànghǎi Museum 上海博物館, China — January 14, 2004

The museum was designed to resemble giant dǐng cooking vessel.

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Oriental Pearl Tower 东方明珠塔, Pǔdōng, Shànghǎi, China — January 2004


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Spring Festival at Yùyuán 豫园, Shànghǎi, China — January 24, 2004


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Night market, Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004

I always liked this shot of a night market vegetable vendor selling his healthy goods whilst smoking a cigarettes; just one of many contrasts you will see daily around China.


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Hunan restaurant, Shànghǎi, China — January 11, 2004

This local restaurant on Huanzhen South Road near Hongmei Lu (probably long since closed) enticed us one cold winter evening. Their menu looked good so after a beer and some cold appetizers we asked for their house special and no sooner did a huge tray of spicy chicken arrive. We began nibbling, but soon found the chicken to be mostly bones. Jeremy exclaimed our predicament in Chinese yet the waiter denied that our plate was mostly bones. After several back and forths we got up and left and were yelled out all the way down there street. I do follow the school of thought that chicken on the bone tastes better, but in in this instance I think we were just served leftover bones. We never returned even though we could see this place from the view where we were staying.


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Colonial buildings along the Bund at night


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Oriental Pearl Tower 东方明珠塔, Shànghǎi, China — January 24, 2004


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Night lights and branches, Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004


china/2004/night_fireworks

Fireworks on 5th day of Spring Festival (chūnjié) 春节, Shànghǎi, China — January 25, 2004


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Nánjīng Lù 南京路, Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004


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View over People’s Park, Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004


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Tea district, Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004

The bottom sign says Welcoming the Spring Festival, the discount on famous Chinese tea; middle sign says Books on discount


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Night on the street adjacent to Yùyuán 豫园, Shànghǎi, China — January 2004


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Lotus Bund Center, Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004


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Spring festival, Yùyuán 豫园, Shànghǎi, China — January 24, 2004


china/2004/night_construction

The backbone of China installing DSL lines — January 12, 2004


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Communism in full bloom... Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004


china/2004/night_building_lanterns

Neat little nook, Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004


china/2004/night_taxi_driver

Protection for or from the taxi driver, Shànghǎi, China — December 27, 2003


china/2004/night_yu_yuan_pond

Yùyuán Gardens pools, Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004


china/2004/night_buildings_lights

Skyline from Peoples’ Square (Rénmín Guǎngchǎng) 人民广场, Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004


china/2004/night_building_mariott

55-floor Tomorrow Square Tower, Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004


china/2004/night_view_2

View from the Marriott roof, Shànghǎi, China — January 12, 2004

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