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Old June 11th, 2011, 08:49 PM   #1101
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Old June 11th, 2011, 11:32 PM   #1102
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Very nice view of Lujiazui

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Old June 11th, 2011, 11:43 PM   #1103
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truly the biggest, the largest, one of the tallest skyline/s in the world... one of the most modern...greatest skyline
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Old June 12th, 2011, 09:26 AM   #1104
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[QUOTE=christos-greece;79428264]
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Chine 中国 - Shanghaï 上海 by Thierry B, on Flickr

Nice how they feature Chinese art and culture into the columns of these suspended highways! There should be more of these little cultural things!
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Old June 12th, 2011, 09:50 AM   #1105
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Old June 12th, 2011, 11:14 AM   #1106
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Nice how they feature Chinese art and culture into the columns of these suspended highways! There should be more of these little cultural things!
this thing has a name as the look suggests, Nine Dragon Pillar. there is a quite famous myth about it.
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Old June 12th, 2011, 11:17 AM   #1107
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All other pillars they have tried would not break through the rock / soil whatever. So they asked a monk to cast some spells on this special pillar with carved dragons and it went through.
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Old June 12th, 2011, 03:24 PM   #1108
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All other pillars they have tried would not break through the rock / soil whatever. So they asked a monk to cast some spells on this special pillar with carved dragons and it went through.
That's just a urban legend, mate!
click the wikipedia link below:
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Old June 13th, 2011, 12:14 AM   #1109
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That's just a urban legend, mate!
click the wikipedia link below:
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My parents lied to me

btw very nice photos! really appreciate your contributions to this thread!
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Old June 13th, 2011, 02:54 AM   #1110
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Very nice view of Lujiazui

Some pictures by Mori on gaoloumi.com
this one reminds me of the song 中国话 by SHE o_O
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Old June 13th, 2011, 02:58 AM   #1111
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amazing shanghai
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Old June 13th, 2011, 05:39 AM   #1112
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That's just a urban legend, mate!
click the wikipedia link below:
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lol, of course it is not real. it is quite interesting nonetheless.
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Old June 13th, 2011, 08:41 AM   #1113
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I really want to buy a Nex-5 and take it with me everywhere i go when i go back to Shanghai end of the year, and make a real Shanghai city life thread... ><
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Old June 13th, 2011, 08:48 AM   #1114
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Will be looking foward to seeing your thread!
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Old June 13th, 2011, 08:50 AM   #1115
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Old June 13th, 2011, 08:55 AM   #1116
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Old June 13th, 2011, 10:09 AM   #1117
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shanghai skyline by philherborn, on Flickr

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Old June 13th, 2011, 10:25 AM   #1118
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after looking at today's banner and this thread, I guess what I want to say is, what the @#$%#!@^%$^%@!#
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Old June 13th, 2011, 10:39 AM   #1119
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Indeed, today's banner is Shanghai; cool, night photo (the SSC banner)
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