PiXiu standing guard outside Cheng Huang Miao
by imstress
PiXiu is the mystical animal which is suppose to bring good luck and fortune to its owner.
You can find a pair of PiXiu standing guard outside the Cheng Huang Miao.
This will bring in good business to the owner of this property as well as those shop and stalls that operates here.
Well, this is a very touristy place and I bet the businesses are doing very well.
Nice ambiance
by solopes about Wang Bao He
After being two weeks in China, we become nostalgic of our own food, and somewhat indisposed to appreciate what seems to be... more of the same. Being the last of our meals in China, it was supposed to be special, and... maybe... it was. But to distinguish their several different foods needs more time, and the chance to repeat meals often enough to feel what is common to each area. Arriving at home I must confess that I have no idea about the differences between Sichuan, Cantonese, or whatever (I think that, here and there, we were protected by the guides from spices and... odd food).
I enjoyed the food in China, spicy or not, but I believe that it's about time to accept worldwide the advantages of fork and knife while dining.
Shopping, shopping
by SPW
Near the Central Hotel, Nanjing Lu was a pedestrian mall, extending several blocks. There were all manner of shops here: Shanghai Number 1 Department store, Number 1 Food Store (Department store for foods), Number 1 Pharmacy.... as well as many other big stores, malls, etc. We were looking for children's clothes and found a store with 6 or 7 floors arranged by age, where there was a sale because our stay coincided with Children's Day.
Note that Chinese and Western sizes are different!
Asia Building
by Willettsworld
The Asia Building (No.1, The Bund), originally the McBain Building, housed the Shanghai offices of Royal Dutch Shell and Asiatic Petroleum Company. It was built in 1916 and later housed the Shanghai Metallurgical Designing & Research Institute.