Shanghai by me

[openlyJane]

Originally Posted by Pansori

You are right... and that bridge too!

The 'bridge' is, actually, the side of a Mersey Ferry boat

[Pansori]

Originally Posted by oliver999

i have to admit, most buildngs in shanghai are tacky. a bit sad,the largest chinese city looks like this.
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What do you mean 'tacky'? Those are residential blocks. That's how they are meant to look. And I certainly don't find it sad. It looks like a city.

[Pansori]

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More street sights from Lujiazui from the elevated pedestrian walk near IFC

An aged guy taking a photo of nearby skyscrapers with his smartphone
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Street sweeping vehicle. I saw lots of those in Shanghai. Also lots of street spraying (watering) vehicles
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Pointing at Jin Mao
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Could it be one of Chinese forumers taking photos of skyscrapers?
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[Pansori]

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The massive elevated walk and below pedestrian spaces
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[Pansori]

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Funny dragons
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[VECTROTALENZIS]

Originally Posted by Pansori

What do you mean 'tacky'? Those are residential blocks. That's how they are meant to look. And I certainly don't find it sad. It looks like a city.

Agree, it looks a a bit gritty, dense, and disorganized which gives a real "city feel".
It doesn't look tacky, and it doesn't look so different in style from Hong Kong and Singapore.

[Pansori]

Apple logo on the cylinder-shaped glass structure which is the entrance to the Apple Store below
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Entrance to the Lujiazui Apple Store
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Escalators for accessing the elevated pedestrian walks
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Public square next to IFC towers
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[Pansori]

Originally Posted by VECTROTALENZIS

Agree, it looks a a bit gritty, dense, and disorganized which gives a real "city feel".
It doesn't look tacky, and it doesn't look so different in style from Hong Kong and Singapore.

The worst that can happen to a city is this (3km from 'downtown'). Now that is sad.

[Pansori]

Last view from Lujiazui that day. The roundabout
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Back to Zhongshan Park. Street scenes and cars

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I have noticed quite many Maseratis in Shanghai. It is not a very common sportscar in Europe
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Entrance to a gated residential community
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[Pansori]

House in Kai Xuan Lu
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Metro line 4 train passing on the elevated track alongside Kai Xuan Lu
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Metro Line 4 train passing in the background at the intersection of Kai Xuan Lu and Wu Yi Lu
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Wu Yi Lu
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A small street with no name. This was my 'home' in Shanghai (that yellow building)
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Entrance to my residence while in Shanghai. I'll stay there next time too. Can't imagine a better place to stay in a city
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[Pansori]

The next morning. Zhao Hua Lu which also functions as an odd street market selling all kinds of stuff from watermelons to women's bras . I guess it's one of those spots where one can see how Shanghai looked like 20-30 years ago
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Lots of movement there. Lots of people buy stuff despite a large Careffour supermarket being just 5 minutes away. Is it cheaper to buy from places like that?
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A guy sorting recyclable rubbish next to my hostel
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The little no-name street I have been using every day
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Audi C3 (not sure which version) produced until 1991. The history of this car started in 1983 and officialy ended in 1991. However FAW re-introduced the identically looking model under Hongqi brand (but with Chrysler engine) and production continued until mid 2000's or so
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[Pansori]

View alongside Wu Yi Lu with metro line 3 train passing on the elevated track
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Kai Xuan Lu along the elevated track of metro lines 3 and 4
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Kai Xuan Lu
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One of the entrances to the nearby park (Kai Bridge Greenland)
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Metro line 4 train
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[Pansori]

Pedestrian walk along Kai Xuan Lu
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West Yan An Road metro station served by lines 3 and 5. I could use this one or Zhongshan Park station served by 3,4 and line 2
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View from West Yan An Rd. station alongside West Yan An Road
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Kai Xuan Lu towards Zhongshan Park station
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[El_Greco]

Its amazing how such a massive city looks so neat and tidy, for the most part at least, but I wonder what is the pedestrian experience like? How difficult is it to cross streets and just generally get about the place on foot?

[Pansori]

Originally Posted by El_Greco

Its amazing how such a massive city looks so neat and tidy, for the most part at least, but I wonder what is the pedestrian experience like? How difficult is it to cross streets and just generally get about the place on foot?

I think pedestrian experience is generally good. The only problem is getting used to traffic patterns and manners. But overall Shanghai is a well planned city and that includes pedestrian accessibility.

[Pansori]

Taking a metro train from West Yanan rd. station to Dalian Rd. for the Jewish quarter which was one of the main sightseeing objectives for that day.

West Yanan rd. metro station (lines 3 and 4)
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Views from the metro train. Part of the distance was on elevated tracks which provided a good opportunity to have a look around

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Bus and trolleybus depot (?)
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Housing. If I'm not mistaken this is seen from Zhongtan Rd. elevated station
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Street life below
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[Pansori]

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Racing with another train
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Dalian rd. station
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[Pansori]

On the surface. The area around Dalian Lu station was surrounded by fences and constructions. I have no idea what's being built there
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The area (Chang Yang Lu in Hongkou district) seems somewhat quiet and slow going. Feels so different from the modern and grandiose Shanghai which can be found just a few blocks away. I suppose there are some restrictions for new constructions in that location because that particular area is lowrise and there didn't seem to be many constructions in the immediate vicinity
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[Pansori]

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This, from what I understand, is part of what used to be the Jewish ghetto at some point in history. I did some reading about it before going to Shanghai and was quite keen to see the area myself. There isn't much evidence of that though
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[Pansori]

Hua Shan Park is a small park which has a memorial dedicated to the Jewish Ghetto which was in the surrounding area
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In the park
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The memorial
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Just as in any other park people are exercising, relaxing or spending time with their children
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