[plinko]

NRT-SIN-KL-HKG-CAN-XIY-PEK-SHANGHAI

Shanghai was the last stop on my trip.

I really didn't know what to expect. Lots of skyscrapers to be sure, lots of historic pre-war architecture, and a city that seems to be re-inventing itself. The ride in from Pudong Airport on the Maglev was stellar, like something out of a surreal Sim-City esque dream. Startling. The mega developments in Pudong, at a mind-boggling and practically inhuman scale, capped of course by the Jin Mao and soon by the SWFC. The architecturally vibrant Puxi, with pre-war deco and neo-classical commercial mansions prominent along with newer urban block towers like Shimao and Tomorrow Square. The river, with its endless line of ships of all sizes. The city was alive, crawling, crowded, crazy, and thanks to Giallo and Staff, truly the highlight of my entire trip. What a way to end it! From Tuesday night clubbing to crazy Chinese-Austrians to cab drivers attempting to use the sidewalk...

...and to Chiang-Sha (aka Emma)...wherever you are...:tup:

Dig the deco...
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The Bund and environs...
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Freaky ass tunnel ride
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Views from the Oriental Pearl (but not the pearl of the orient)...
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Night falls on the city
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A long walk along Nanjing Road from the Bund to Jing'An Temple
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Back to Lujiazui...
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Expressway trippin'
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Two forumers live in this sheik complex...
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Zhongshan Park neighborhood
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Back to the Jin Mao for some nice pretty views...
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My nice little suite at the Grand Hyatt Jin Mao. Probably would have been nice if I'd actually stayed in the room!
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Early morning randomness after an all night drunkfest with Giallo and Staff (I did manage to pack and make it into a cab to the airport!) :D
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Patiently awaiting my 11 hour UAL ride back to San Francisco
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[Fabb]

Great thread !
I like the detailed views a lot.

[solongfullerton]

Great photo tour man!!!!! I was in China this summer and was truly amazed. Anyways, it sounds like you may have got to know the city a bit better than I did. Do you know what the colored roofs meant on the low rise residential structures? I went to the viewing deck of the current tallest building in the city and noticed that there were blue roof neighborhoods, red roof neighborhoods, brown roof neighborhoods, and probably some others but i don't remember.

[urbanflyer]

Ok so that totally rocked. Monster angles in there.

Now who's Emma? :banana:

[fflint]

Excellent set of pics of a truly intriguing city. Party a little bit, did we?

[Urban Zombie®]

Another slick set--I would've been the first to post in this thread, but the site decided to die for a while this morning. Glad those two honkies showed you a good time--I was a deathly ill that night.

[edluva]

Very nice set of pics. Sounds like you had a blast.

And Forget Emma, who's the tall one in black?:crazy2:
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[Paintballer1708]

Shanghai is one amazing looking city.

[Jonas]

Big thanks for these pics. I'm already determined to go to Shanghai in 2008 (along with olympic Beijing, Qingdao and perhaps some other places in China and S.Korea). In 2 years time it will be even better! :D

[MayorOfChicago]

How many murders are there in Shanghai on average?

[LSyd]

AWESOME!!!

reminds me of Atlanta or Houston, but on steroids.

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and sheik tower? some kind of Dubai rivalry? ;)

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[staff]

God damn! I love every pic, especially all those Jin Mao detail shots.
Shanghai is truly the place to be in the world right now, and you pics show just that. :)

I've been waiting for this one a long time!

...and to Chiang-Sha (aka Emma)...wherever you are...:tup:
Last seen at Windows Too last saturday (or sunday morning), alive and well. :tup:


How many murders are there in Shanghai on average?
Apart from the occational "you cheated on me - stab!"-spontaneous stuff, I'd say pretty much zero. Shanghai must be one of the safest cities on the planet (if not counting risking your life crossing the street many times a day).

[PuyoPiyo]

Wow! =d

[urbanflyer]

Shanghai must be one of the safest cities on the planet

outside Japan, of course...though some 20-something man's torso was just found in a Shinjuku park yesterday morning.

[roner]

Great photos...and they call themselves communists..Ha!

[staff]

outside Japan, of course...though some 20-something man's torso was just found in a Shinjuku park yesterday morning.
I'm just thinking the Japanese are a tad bit more twisted and sick than the Chinese when it comes to some things (porn, dumping torsos in parks etc.), plus the Chinese aren't sophisticated enough for organized crime either. :)

Let's just say both countries are ridiculously safe.

[MayDay]

I've seen photos of this building since it had steel coming out of the ground - every now and then someone snaps a shot that makes me say to myself "okay, a trip to Shanghai is a must". You did it here:
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Awesome pic from an awesome set!

[The Chemist]

Awesome! I CANNOT wait to live there! :D

Truly one of the most amazing cities in the world.

[keninhalifax]

Surreal. Thanks for the photos!

[myord]

Those are cool pictures. Great buildings...

[edluva]

...plus the Chinese aren't sophisticated enough for organized crime either. :)

Chinese aren't doing organized crime? I guess organized crime isn't as sophisticated in China, but...

[Jularc]

What an impressive city!

This has been the best Shanghai photo tour that I have ever seen! :tup:

[Kilgore Trout]

i don't know how i missed this back in december... but i appreciate it very much.

[Derek]

lovely photos plinko!!

[Jonas]

Big bad Shanghai... could we ever have enough of it? No way! :)

[Sacto]

Sexy. How the hell didn't I see this before..?

[oliveurban]

Gorgeous.

[Jiang]

Shanghai rocks. thanks for the pics.

[Trojan in NYC]

those photos of the jin mao tower are HOT!!

[DetroitSky]

Lots of construction! Nice shots.

[rajaxsonbayboi]

O.O wow awesome angles. i love Shanghai!

[StevenW]

Awesome city! Awesome photos!
Thanks for posting them! The architecture is so diverse. :yes: