Advantages: Lots of activity all day Disadvantages: Little english spoken and the drivers leave a lot to be desired
Well here I am at the end of another great holiday which this time is in Shanghai. The first thing that strikes me is there is not too much difference between Shanghai and any other major city in the western world. The place hums with life almost 24 hours a day. Its only once you start to scratch under the surface of the place do you see the difference between western and eastern life.
Arriving at the Shanghai Pudong international airport we were ...
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Advantages: A total contrast to western life, marvelous culture Disadvantages: Not yet used to tourists, can be little English spoken, baffling Chinese characters so almost impossible to use buses
I visited China and Shanghai for the first time this year. I found it to be a schizophrenic, wonderful, baffling, facinating city.
To a western eye I found the general public to be rude and pushy but gradually it dawned on me that they treated everyone like that ! Imagine first day of the sales and the rush and the arguments to get the best bargains, now imagine that to be daily life for the lift, the bus, to pay for the underground etc and you ...
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Advantages: Classy & Elegant city Disadvantages: Very Cold in winter!
Shanghai, is a very beautiful city in China.
The people are polite and well-educated. I was there during Christmas last year and i feel very cold. probably i was from the tropical climate region, so was not so used to the cold weather.
Siu lon bao is steam buns with stuffed meat and crab essense. The "siu lon bao" is in the yu garden district is very delicious. If you choose to eat on the street, you can line up and pay $10 Renminbi (RMB) for ...
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Advantages: Eye opening, great experience Disadvantages: You will stand out in the crowd
Having experienced New York recently for the first time, I found Shanghai to be it's Asian equivalent. It is an extremely large city, with marvellous big buildings and a pretty good atmosphere.
Reading the other reviews, which were written in 2000 and found Shanghai to be difficult for tourists, I didn't really find that. Shanghai was adapting to tourism and western cultures throughout the last few years and I didn't really encounter that many ...
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Advantages: Good facilities Disadvantages: mind the scaffolding
I have just returned from a holiday in China and spent two days in Shanghai. What a city where the old and the new sit side by side. Millions of Dollars have been spent in recent years upgrading the city with new homes and businesses with skyscraper after skyscraper. A fantastic new bridge spans the Yellow river where our spaghetti junction pales into insignificance compared with their huge 'noodle' junction.
The pace of expansion is exhilarating. ...
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The first time you go there ,the expression of it would be crowded and busy ,shanghai is very important in chinese business ,but I don't think it is a good place to visit ,if yo want to nvest ,it is a brilliant place ,they get somany foreign companies there,you can have a good circumstances ,but for visit I won't go there ,they are not typical chinese style ,and the people is too too crowded ,the weather is that hot(in may ) .if you want a city break ...
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