Shopping in Shanghai

To all tourists Shanghai is a world famous shopping centre. We gave it a name of "Urban Business City". Our most famous street is Nanjing Road east. It also named China's Best Street. However, as a Shanghainese I barely go to Nanjing Road east. We thought only farm people shopping there although the lights there are very luxury. It is a good place for tourists because of the view.

Than you probably will ask where you should go. Here are the solutions:

If you want something fashion and brandy you need to go to Huai Hai Road. In there you will see mostly: Guess, La Senza, Esprit, Lee, Live's, Nike, Adidas, etc. This place is not very expensive, but with lots of famous designers.  Also Huai Hai Road also has some high fashion stores such as Parda, HUGE Boss, Dior, Channel, etc.
However, if you only want high fashion brand you may go to Nanjing Road West.

Where will teenage go shopping in Shanghai? Of course Qi Pu Road. Cloth there are super cheap. If you are lucky enough you may buy a full 28" suit case of cloth with $100.00 Canadian.

Old Shanghai

We walked around the new urban city of Shanghai last week. Now let’s see how the old towns look
like. Shanghai as an oriental Paris since early 1920s, but even it is an alluvial city it still has a long history.  

During Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty the centre of Shanghai is not the place has the
landmarks of Shanghai now. It was in Songjiang, which is the countryside of the
city. In old time Songjiang Shanghai was just like Winnipeg Manitoba, which is
the centre of the province. However, nowadays we should say Shanghai’s centre
is Lu Jia Zui.

Lots of people say Shanghai is only an upstart. There are no stories and histories behind this
city; unlikely, Beijing is a famous historic and cultural city. Today, let’s go and have a look at the historical look Shanghai.

In Ming and Qing Dynasty, Shanghai was a water city. People lived here were mostly fishing
men. Also the city was built up water.

When we talk about water city we will always think about Venice where is famous for its
architectures, but look at these- China’s Venice. We have our own style, and we
also can build our buildings upon the water.

Of course, when Shanghai people talk about these old towns we will always think about those famouse food in those towns. Most of towns have some delious food there. I have some pictures of those food. I don't know how to discribe them. But I think give your guys some imiges will be better than I tell you some Chinese name  to make you confused about what is that stuff.

How Fast Shanghai Develops

If you live in Shanghai you have to accept one thing—developing. Most people know that when you diet; you maybe can’t find any difference during the time, but sometimes your friend who haven’t seem you for a long time will say: Oh amazing, how much weight you have loosen in this two month. You can’t see any differences because you have been getting used to it, and also it only changes a little bit. However, live in Shanghai you will see Shanghai is changing everyday. I am not telling a joke, but you may can’t find your house if you leave Shanghai for one year.

Here I am going to show you some pictures to prove what I told you.

This is the same angle of the same place; however, the up picture was taken 30 years ago. The second picture was taken in 2009. When you see this you have to say that China develops so fast that you can’t even imaging. And you have to go and see the real Shanghai by your own eye. There was nothing in the other side of the river 30 years ago. Nowadays, it has China’s tallest building there. And also that is the biggest Chinese economic centre. From the picture you can see the tree landmarks of Shanghai: the Oriental Pear Tower, Jinmao Tower, and the World Financial Centre. They represent the different developing time slop of Shanghai. In 1994, we built the Oriental Pear TV Tower to tell the world we are starting recovering. China will wake up shortly to stand on the top of the world. In 1998, Jinmao tower appeared to our eye. It has 88 floors. Ten years later, the World Financial Centre comes to our life, which was built with 101 floors high. Pudong, many people say that is a place changed mostly in Shanghai. That is true. Therefore, let’s see how much in old urban centre changed in these 15 years. Here is the Nanjing Road when I was young. It was around 1994.

And this is in the beginning of 2008.  Same place different time. You will see a totally different Shanghai.

I had some other pictures of old Shanghai and new Shanghai. They might not in the same angle but I still want to show you how much it changed in this 20 years.

Remember, this place named Shanghai. this is not in New York City, or Chicago. This city has more than 3000 skyscrapers. This number is doubled the number of New York City.

This is a city that you have too visit in your life.