The Oriental Pearl Tower used to dominate the skyline, yet now it is not so big after all.

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091225/IMG_5430.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6400.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6404.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6406.jpg

More stuff coming up by the day!

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6416.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6422.jpg

A lot of Shanghai's historic residences are well maintained. This one is in the French concession.

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091228/IMG_8076.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091228/IMG_8214.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091228/IMG_8023.jpg

Quite amazing many of these large billboards line this major shopping street.

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091228/IMG_8123.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6526.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_5986.jpg

So what will this place look like in a few years?

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091228/IMG_8310.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6568.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6627.jpg

Eel, anyone?

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091228/IMG_8273.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6906.jpg

I'm not too willing to fork out a small fortune to live in the hotel at the top of this tower. I paid a fraction for a room with the Pudong view on the other side of the river ... ha!

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6058.jpg

Shanghai's Art Deco on one side ...

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_5819.jpg

The modern city on the other ...

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_5823.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_5830.jpg

The aliens have landed, and brought their own skyscraper as well.

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091228/IMG_7996.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091228/IMG_8218.jpg

The first surprise was the lack of smog. I was a few blocks from these skyscrapers yet I could see clearly beyond.

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6284.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6944.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6715.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_7004.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6038.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6048.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6063.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6268.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_7029.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_5863.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_5852.jpg

I took quite a long time admiring the amazing model of Shanghai's urban mass. This was my second visit to the model.

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091225/IMG_5461.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091225/IMG_5498.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091225/IMG_5504.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091225/IMG_5521.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091225/IMG_5556.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091228/IMG_8215.jpg

Looks like they like using bamboo as a construction material as well.

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6914.jpg

SWFC is a fairly plain skyscraper with an elegant setback.

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6295.jpg

Unlike Jin Mao, SWFC is not a symmetric building, so it looks a bit different on each side.

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6060.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6034.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6042.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6035.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6037.jpg

Full Set : http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai.htm

Fantastic photos as usual hkskyline!

However ...


http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6906.jpg


The invasion of English (and the complete lack of Chinese) 60 bloody years after liberation seriously pisses me off.

Looks like they like using bamboo as a construction material as well.
http://www.globalphotos.org/shanghai/20091226/IMG_6914.jpg


That'd be for the scaffolding.

The invasion of English (and the complete lack of Chinese) 60 bloody years after liberation seriously pisses me off.


Where's the picture from? I wanna go to that cafe mojo.