Shanghai, China

Shanghai is famous for its prosperous cosmopolitan feature with a total resident population of 16,000,000. It has a pleasant climate, with four distinct seasons. I went during the hot summer. It's hot and humid.

This modern metropolis with its rich heritage of ancient Chinese culture has much to see and do. I stayed in Pacific Hotel which located at Nanjing Road. Along the 5.5Km Nanjing Road, there are more than 600 shops to hang around. Below are the photos shown that Nanjing Rd by day and by night. At night bright lights add to the happy atmosphere as people stroll along the busy Nanjing street.

The Bund which situated on the east bank of the Huangpu River, allowed one to brace the air and fine sunshine as well as seeing something of the many activities along the river.

Look at his jersey and height, I believe everyone knows who is the tall guy below. He is Yao Ming, standing tall at the entrance of the wax house. This is his actual height. Obviously, I' m very short!!! Another main attraction is the Oriental TV Tower. Standing beside the Huangpu river and the bund with a height of 468 meters (1536 feet), it is the tallest TV tower in Asia and the third highest in the world. Ok! Ok! Now is the best time to introduce delicious Shanghai cuisine. Err herm...My Favourite topic!

Is a norm that the host must treat his/her guests to dine in a private room. As a welcome coutersy, the host normally will order a lot of dishes, start with different varieties of hot and cold starters and followed by main course. Not to mentioned a few round of beer is a must. Perhaps, before the main course, my stomach cannot take in anymore.

Pic below : Hot and cold starters only, not even the main course yet!

Pic below: one of the main dishes.This is the dish i wish to highlight - crispy peking roast duck. The cooked Peking Duck is traditionally carved in front of the diners. The skin is served dipped in sugar and garlic sauce. The meat is then served with steamed pancakes, scallions and sweet source. The diners spread sauce, cucumber or carrots over the pancake. The pancake is wrapped around the meat with the vegetables and eaten by hand. Pic below: the egg tarts below are riched with cheezy taste! Thumbs up!
YuYuan Garden is the largest of Shanghai's ancient gardens with architectural styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. After visited the YuYuan Garden, we enjoyed our brunch at Restaurant "Nan Xiang Man Tou".

To avoid a long Q getting a table, we dined in the upper floor which required minimum spending. Therefore, those mini dumpling we ordered are special with crab and shark fins. It's yummy!!..

Pic below: The master can use his scissors to do wonders. He can cut one's side face within 2 minutes. I got one too!