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Shanghai is obviously one of the most diverse place that one can easily visit, yet most come away with very one sided opinions. Some only hides in the modern, luxurious hotels and shopping districts, failing to witness what Shanghai is currently undergoing, and what a typical day in Shanghai truly is. While others are constantly disgruntled about the rude and unhelpful demeanors of the locals they meet, and the demanding and tiring city scenes. Their holiday mood soon turns sour, along with the the desire to continue to explore. To these people, Shanghai is either the best, the most modern city in the world, or the most unpleasant place they have been to. I pity these people, who have spent much money and time to come and visit one place, yet they cannot even grasp the most basic nature of it. The worst traveling destination, according to my own agenda, is a boring place that I know exactly what's going on the day I arrive, a place just like home. There are already too many places in the world where they seem all too familiar. Please, please allow Shanghai to be different, to be different from your own godforsaken comfort zone. Leave a Comment
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Shanghai is divided into 19 county-level divisions: 18 districts and 1 county.
Nine of the districts govern "Puxi", or the older part of urban and suburban Shanghai on the west bank of the Huangpu River:
-Huangpu District
-Luwan District
-Xuhui District
-Changning District
-Jing'an District
-Putuo District
-Zhabei District
-Hongkou District
-Yangpu District
"Pudong", or the newer part of urban and suburban Shanghai on the east bank of the Huangpu River, is governed by:
-Pudong New District - Chuansha County until 1992
Eight of the districts govern suburbs, satellite towns, and rural areas further away from the urban core:
-Baoshan District - Baoshan County until 1988
-Minhang District - Shanghai County until 1992
-Jiading District - Jiading County until 1992
-Jinshan District - Jinshan County until 1997
-Songjiang District - Songjiang County until 1998
-Qingpu District - Qingpu County until 1999
-Nanhui District - Nanhui County until 2001
-Fengxian District -Fengxian County until 2001
Chongming Island, an island at the mouth of the Yangtze, is governed by:
-Chongming County
As of 2003, these county-level divisions are further divided into the following 221 township-level divisions: 118 towns, 3 townships, 100 subdistricts. Those are in turn divided into the following village-level divisions: 3,393 neighborhood committees and 2,037 village committees.
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I don't know why but I noticed that alot of the babies were being cared for by the fathers in Shanghai. When I did my wandering through the residential areas. Maybe the moms were working? Maybe the Moms needed a break? I don't know...just something that I noticed. I spend alot of time with my son and I also did the same when he was a baby....I guess we are all the same all over!?! Leave a Comment
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| | | | Xin Tian Di: Shikumen / Xin Tian Di | Tip Rating: | | | | |
One uniquely Shanghainese cultural element is the Shikumen residencies (longtang), which are characteristic two or three-storey black/gray brick structures cut across with a few decorative dark red stripes. Each residence is connected and arranged in straight alleys, with the entrance to each alley, the gate, wrapped by a stylistic stone arc (the name Shikumen is literally stone gate). The Shikumen residencies is a cultural blend of the elements found in Western architecture with traditional Lower Yangtze Chinese architecture and social behavior. All traditional Chinese dwellings had a courtyard, and the Shikumen was no exception. Yet, to compromise with its urban nature, it was much much smaller, and served mainly as a room without a roof, providing a "interior haven" to the commotions in the streets, allowing for raindrops to fall and vegetation to grow freely within a residence. The courtyard also allowed sunlight and adequate ventilation into the rooms. Before World War II, more than 80% of the population in the city lived in these kinds of dwellings.
Much of the Shikumen residencies, however, are lost during the city-wide modernization process since the late 1980s. Xin Tian Di (New Horizon)is currently the only renovated Shikumen residencies in all of Shanghai. Despite being some of the oldest buildings in Shanghai, Xin Tin Di looks refreshingly chic. It really doesn't get much better when a renmant of the past can be transformed and become the leading model to emblematize a city's present. Leave a Comment
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I had a wonderful meeting with Emily, also known as VT member "simcard"... We met at the Shanghai Library and then had dinner together at a great Brazilian restaurant... From there, we went to Pudong and checked out the view of Shanghai at night from the 54th floor observation deck of the Grand Hyatt Hotel... The adorable Emily had some very interesting VT tales to tell and was great company on my visit to Shanghai! Leave a Comment
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