Trans Siberian Railway

Shanghai

SHANGHAI

We started our China trip in Shanghai, a small village 250 years ago now a clean megacity of 25 million. The historical British Concession (Bund), won in the Opium Wars of the 19th century lies west of the Huangpo River, bustling ultra modern Pudong to the east.

Pudong - 25 years ago it was farmland

Pudong – 25 years ago it was farmland

From our hotel - a canal winds to the Huangpo River

From our hotel – a canal winds to the Huangpo River

British Concession (Bund), won in the 19th century Opium Wars

British Concession (Bund), won in the 19th century Opium Wars

Heavenly Guardian, 7th Century, in Shanghai Museum

Heavenly Guardian, 7th Century, in Shanghai Museum

Blue sky day in Shanghai wth the world's 2nd highest building

Blue sky day in Shanghai wth the world’s 2nd highest building

Chrysanthemum fish - cut to open like a flower

Chrysanthemum fish – cut to open like a flower

These are not mushrooms - they are steamed pork buns

These are not mushrooms – they are steamed pork buns

Morning kite flying on the Bund

Morning kite flying on the Bund

Street dancing in Shanghai

Street dancing in Shanghai

Dragon in the Yu Gardens, originally designed in the Ming Dynasty

Dragon in the Yu Gardens, originally designed in the Ming Dynasty

These buns are full of juice!

These buns are full of juice!

Rolling pork filled dumplings

Rolling pork filled dumplings

Pudong from the Huangpo River at night

Pudong from the Huangpo River at night