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| Breakfast
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| From left to right, a sugary layered pancake, a green oil leavened bread
pancake, a steamed bun filled with shredded turnip (oily, so much so it
seeped into the dough), a steamed bun filled with spicy, moist meat, and
a Chinese donut. Because I went out to buy breakfast with Di Yin, I
watched the guy roll the dough and make the doughnut.
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| The Bund
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| Historical colonial buildings on The Bund (East Zhongshan No. 1 Road).
The building with the big-ben-like clock face is the Customs House.
| More colonial-era Western-style masonry buildings on The Bund.
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| East Nanjing Road
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| The pedestrianized East Nanjing Road, looking towards People's Square.
| More of East Nanjing Road.
| A funky building made of lots of glass.
| The steeple of Trinity Church.
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| Along with cars, one sees many bicycles, scooters, and the occasional
load-carrying trishaw.
| Pudong, the area across the river from The Bund, as seen in the distance
through the haze.
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| Lunch at Gongdelin Vegetarian Restaurant (Godly)
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| Fake BBQ duck. Made of layered tofu, they managed to make both the skin
and internal textures seem mostly right.
| Assorted vegetables. An interesting selection: three types of
mushrooms, two items I didn't recognize (which may have been types of
tofu), and more.
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| Jing'an Temple District: Near Yuyuan Road
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| A lilong (residential back alley) at 611 Yuyuan Road.
| Lilong houses at 608 Yuyuan Road. This complex, Wenyuan Fang, was built
in 1938.
| The tree-lined Yuyuan Road has many retail shops. Although this picture
doesn't show it, this street has too many cars. I think the lilong
alleys off this road are a good way to combine pleasant residences in
close proximity to big commercial streets.
| Another style of lilong buildings, at 579 Yuyuan Road. Although
buildings are more austere, there are more plants along the alley.
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| The wide lilong alley at, I believe, 361 Yugucun.
| One of the small inner courtyards along this alley. Many lilongs have
similar small courtyards along them.
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| Jing'an Temple
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One side of Jing'an Temple. Notice the shops on the outside of the
ground floor.
Sorry, oddly, I don't have a picture of the front of
the temple.
| One of the two lions guarding the front gate.
| The central courtyard and the main building in the complex.
| Inside the main building. The wood has a nice glow.
I love how
these buildings were built with no nails. (Actually, I don't know if
this building was constructed in that manner, but most Buddhist temples
are, so I imagine this one was too.)
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| Jing'an Park
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| Jing'an Park is refreshingly green. It's across the street from the
temple. Notice the small waterfall at the other side of the pond.
| A long tree-lined walkway.
| People relaxing in the park. Each table has four people playing a card
game; I'm not sure which one. Players seemingly draw cards from the
pile at will.
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