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| Mansion Hotel, Shanghai, China | |
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The Mansion Hotel in Shanghai was recommended to the travelers by a member of the WBBM radio/TV mobile unit (Chicago) |
A traveler at work preparing this photo document; this hotel was built in 1932 and owned by former mob boss Huang Jinrong (probably explains the Chicago connection noted previously). |
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After serving as the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Bureau, it was transformed into a hotel in 2007. |
Antiques of one form or another are in the lobby (above) and in the rooms. |
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| At breakfast in the Mansion Hotel | Traffic in front of the Mansion Hotel; motor cycles, bicycles, and cars |
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You can tell you're in Shanghai because of Starbucks, McDonalds, 7-Eleven, etc. |
A traveler at the entrance of Xiangyang Park, adjacent to the Mansion Hotel. |
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| Tai chi in Xiangyang Park in the morning | Tai chi (part II) |
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| Tai chi (part III) | The gardens in People's Park of Shanghai |
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| Travelers practicing Mandarin with a student in People's Park | Museum of Contemporary Art located in People's Park |
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| A statue and a traveler in People's Park |
That $0.75 buys 20 oz. of premium Chinese beer in Shanghai tops the Asheville Tourists (Class A baseball) thirsty Thursday's beer night |
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| Outside of the Shanghai Cultural Center |
At a subway stop. The subways are cleaner, quieter, and more modern than those of New York City, but they can be just as crowded. |
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| Statue of Chen Yi (first mayor of Shanghai in 1949) and a traveler | The Pudong skyline; note the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in the center. |
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Shanghai World Financial Center Building; 101 Story, 1614 ft. tall, the third tallest building in the world (after the Dubai Tower and the Taipei Tower). It resembles a standing bottle opener. |
To the right of the Shanghai WFCB is Jinmao Tower; it is 88 stories and 1379 ft. tall. It is the ninth tallest building in the world. The sphere on the right is at the base of the TV Tower. |
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Preparing for a cruise on the Huangpu River. About a third of all of China's imports and exports pass through this river making Shanghai one of the busiest ports in the world. |
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| On a Huangpu River Cruise |
There are thousands of little shops in Shanghai such as the Miko store pictured above. This one sells women's fashions. |
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| Enjoying a Mai Tai at a local watering hole | Eating like a native |
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| A traveler outside of the Shanghai Exhibition Center | Two street merchants selling their wares |
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| Travelers near the Yu Gardens and Bazaar | Near the old city; Shanghai World Financial Center Building in far background |
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| Window shopping in the Yu Bazaar | Near the Yu Bazaar; note TV Tower in background |
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| Ready to board Chinese Eastern Flight 541 to Bangkok | |
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