On Friday I had an late afternoon appointment that brought me to a taller building in Shanghai's central Huangpu district. To provide a quick look at some more areas of Shanghai (earlier posts:
an introduction;
Xiaonanmen;
Xuhui district;
Jing'an district;
Hongkou district) I will share the view it provided across the Huangpu River to Lujiazui in Pudong district and just a few other photos from that overcast day:
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| Office with a view |
On the other side of the pedestrian bridge in the photo above is a station for a form of public transportation often neglected by visitors to Shanghai -- a ferry. But before going there I visited a nearby collection of restaurants and bars called the Cool Docks. It includes refurbished buildings from Shanghai's past. Here is some of of what can be found in a section that is behind the main scenes:
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| 3 people and a cat |
Although there was plenty to keep one entertained, the nearby ferry beckoned:
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| A Shanghai ferry |
There appears to be more stations in the ferry network than the first time I rode one in Shanghai about 7 years ago. But the route I took to Lujiazui still costs only 2 RMB (about 30 U.S. cents).
On the other side of the Huangpu River I was soon greeted by this sight in Lujiazui:
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| The heights of Shanghai |
The buildings on the left are two of the tallest in the world. The building on the right will eventually tower over them (see
here for a view from the building in the middle).
Finally, to balance off all of those earlier
photos of unauthorized Apple stores, here is a photo including the entrance to one of the genuine Apple Stores in China.
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| Superbrand Mall on the far left, circular pedestrian bridge in the center, and Oriental Pearl Tower towards the right |
The photo was taken from a rooftop patio at the Shanghai IFC mall -- one of the numerous buildings that did not exist in this rapidly developing area when I first came to Shanghai.
That is all. Soon I will share some photos from another district in Shanghai that will provide quite a contrast to the above scenes.
What's the taller building right behind the Super Brand Mall (on the left from the Oriental Pearl Tower )? I am looking for its name. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI believe the building you're asking about is the Shanghai Pudong Customs Building.
DeleteThanks for your quick help! :)
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