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Album 1: Beijing and the Great Wall | Album 2: Xian and the Terracotta Army | Album 3: Guilin and the Lijiang | Album 4: Kunming and the Stone Forest | Album 5: Chongqing, an overnight stop | Album 6: Yangtze River and the Three Gorges | Album 7: Wuhan: Museums and a quiet lake | Album 8: Hangzhou: Prosperity, tea, and a monastery | Album 9: Wuzhen, an ancient canal town | Album 10: Suzhou: Silk, canals and gardens | Album 11: Shanghai: 16 million people, pet crickets and a museum the shape of a turtle. | Album 12: There and back: Airports

Album 11: Shanghai: 16 million people, pet crickets and a museum the shape of a turtle.

For an Australian first-time visitor, experiencing Shanghai, even superficially as we did, is like visiting another planet.
Shanghai, as seen through our window in the Hua Ting Hotel
Shanghai, as seen through our window in the Hua Ting Hotel		 Typical newish apartment block in Shanghai
Typical newish apartment block in Shanghai		 Shanghai housing under construction
Shanghai housing under construction		 More Shanghai Housing
More Shanghai Housing		 Musicians in a traditional Chinese garden
Musicians in a traditional Chinese garden
Another musician in the garden
Another musician in the garden		 Koi in a feeding frenzy
Koi in a feeding frenzy		 Photography allowed in the museum, but lighting poses challenges
Photography allowed in the museum, but lighting poses challenges		 Wonderful displays, with signs in English
Wonderful displays, with signs in English		 u7/lambsfeathers/medium/41106704.pot.jpg
u7/lambsfeathers/medium/41106705.blue.jpg u7/lambsfeathers/medium/41106706.duck.jpg Dramatic lighting in this gallery
Dramatic lighting in this gallery		 A traditional fishing boat
A traditional fishing boat		 Museum attendant: Where's your ticket?
Museum attendant: "Where's your ticket?"
Foyer of the Peace Hotel
Foyer of the Peace Hotel		 Chinese tourists on the Bund
Chinese tourists on the Bund		 Pudong New Area, from the Bund
"Pudong New Area", from the Bund		 Signs of capitalism on the Shanghai waterfront
Signs of capitalism on the Shanghai waterfront		 Catherine, here's your picture!
Catherine, here's your picture!
And here is a closer view (Frances took this one)
And here is a closer view (Frances took this one)		 On the Bund
On the Bund		 Street Scene
Street Scene		 Traditional rock garden, Shanghai
Traditional rock garden, Shanghai		 A Shanghai garden, with tourists
A Shanghai garden, with tourists
Something unusual about this dragon
Something unusual about this dragon		 Tree, rocks and Chinese geometry
Tree, rocks and Chinese geometry		 Chinese shop dummies look like an Australian political figure
Chinese shop dummies look like an Australian political figure		 Jin Mao tower seen from Xian Tian Di
Jin Mao tower seen from Xian Tian Di		 From the Jin Mao Tower
From the Jin Mao Tower
The Bund from the Jin Mao Tower
The Bund from the Jin Mao Tower		 From the Jin Mao Tower
From the Jin Mao Tower		 In the Jin Mao Tower, looking down the hotel atrium
In the Jin Mao Tower, looking down the hotel atrium		 Suburban Shanghai
Suburban Shanghai		 From the Jin Mao Tower
From the Jin Mao Tower
Housing developments, seen from the Jin Mao Tower
Housing developments, seen from the Jin Mao Tower		 Three Australian tourists at a restaurant on a dragon boat
Three Australian tourists at a restaurant on a dragon boat		 Hua Ting Hotel foyer, with happy Australian tourist (Catherine)
Hua Ting Hotel foyer, with happy Australian tourist (Catherine)		 Arts and Crafts Museum, the White House
Arts and Crafts Museum, the "White House"		 Silk art at the Arts and Crafts Museum
Silk art at the Arts and Crafts Museum
Ornamental pool at the White House
Ornamental pool at the "White House"		 Aircon, satellite dishes, and washing, next to the White House
Aircon, satellite dishes, and washing, next to the "White House"		 A trendy area of Shanghai
A trendy area of Shanghai		 Light and shade, and a policeman, Xiantiandi
Light and shade, and a policeman, Xiantiandi		 Advertisement for Berlioz concert
Advertisement for Berlioz concert
Old Shanghai being demolished
Old Shanghai being demolished		 Laneway, Xiantiandi, Shanghai
Laneway, Xiantiandi, Shanghai		 Pet cricket
Pet cricket		 Making cashmere garments
Making cashmere garments		 Three of our tour group + guide, at cricket stall
Three of our tour group + guide, at cricket stall
Chinese capitalism on a slow day
Chinese capitalism on a slow day		 Wonderful flowers, not much of a smile
Wonderful flowers, not much of a smile		 Shanghai Museum foyer
Shanghai Museum foyer		 Staircase
Staircase		 Gallery of Traditional Art
Gallery of Traditional Art
Scroll Detail
Scroll Detail		 Mix of technologies
Mix of technologies		 It's worth going to China just to visit the Shanghai Museum
It's worth going to China just to visit the Shanghai Museum		 Buildings off People's Square, Shanghai
Buildings off People's Square, Shanghai		 From People's Square
From People's Square
The British built it
The British built it		 Nanjing Road, Shanghai
Nanjing Road, Shanghai		 Sports Stadium
Sports Stadium

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