"Turbo capitalism à la communism" Shanghai by 2rs


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Nanjing Dong Lu - Shanghai
Nanjing Dong Lu

21st century cityscapes - If you thought China was lots of people on bicycles all wearing the same clothes. Think again - Shanghai is just like any other megacity, stuffed with cars, well dressed people, expensive shoping malls, McDonalds & KFCs. The difference is - it's all in Chinese.

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Pros and Cons
  • Pros:If you're looking for modern skyscrapers - This is the city.
  • Cons:I wish I was able to read and speak Chinese.
  • In a nutshell:Modern/traditional, crowded, bussy, excotic, exciting & fascinating.
  • Last visit to Shanghai: Feb 2005
  • Intro Updated Mar 1, 2005
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    piccolina Mar 1, 2005 at 7:58 AM Report Abuse

    I like the title of this page, is simply great...i'll come back to see more..:-)

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