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The Bund - April 7th 2010


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The Bund
The Bund, as seen looking south-east from the fifth floor window in the Shanghai Archive. Across the Huangpu River is Pudong.
Ibid, looking northeast past the Signal Tower at The Bund. As you can see, it's a spacious place for strolling along the water. May be excellent?
Looking directly east at Pudong. It has a nice skyline, but it's no Hong Kong. I'm amazed how short these buildings look. (They're actually quite tall; the tallest are around a hundred stories.) Almost excellent. Incidentally, that's quite a water-borne crane being pushed by two tug-boats.
A close-up of the spherical buildings near the tip of Pudong's tip.
The Bund, as seen looking south-east from the fifth floor window in the Shanghai Archive. Across the Huangpu River is Pudong.
Ibid, looking northeast past the Signal Tower at The Bund. As you can see, it's a spacious place for strolling along the water. May be excellent?
Looking directly east at Pudong. It has a nice skyline, but it's no Hong Kong.
I'm amazed how short these buildings look. (They're actually quite tall; the tallest are around a hundred stories.) Almost excellent.
Incidentally, that's quite a water-borne crane being pushed by two tug-boats.
A close-up of the spherical buildings near the tip of Pudong's tip.
Again, looking south along East Zhongshan #2 Road. Technically this is toward the expo site, but I can't find it in the picture.
Wide steps in a plaza leading up to the Bund's walkway. That's Shanghai proper (a.k.a. Puxi) in the background).
Looking north along the Bund, one sees many of the waterfront's colonial-era buildings. Note also that there's grass by the promenade, a nice touch.
Di Yin and I in front of the Signal Tower.
Again, looking south along East Zhongshan #2 Road. Technically this is toward the expo site, but I can't find it in the picture.
Wide steps in a plaza leading up to the Bund's walkway. That's Shanghai proper (a.k.a. Puxi) in the background).
Looking north along the Bund, one sees many of the waterfront's colonial-era buildings. Note also that there's grass by the promenade, a nice touch.
Di Yin and I in front of the Signal Tower.
The HSBC Building (now the Pudong Development Bank) (near) and the Customs House (afar).
Di Yin and I in front of the Oriental Pearl Tower and other Pudong buildings.
Near the north end of the Bund, a manly man statue (in Huangpu Park).
In square in front of the statue, flowers in the shape of a flower.
The HSBC Building (now the Pudong Development Bank) (near) and the Customs House (afar).
Di Yin and I in front of the Oriental Pearl Tower and other Pudong buildings.
Near the north end of the Bund, a manly man statue (in Huangpu Park).
In square in front of the statue, flowers in the shape of a flower.
More of Huangpu Park.
Trees, benches, sculptures. This park feels and looks like many other parks in Shanghai.
More of Huangpu Park.
Trees, benches, sculptures. This park feels and looks like many other parks in Shanghai.
#1 Food Store
The #1 Food Store on East Nanjing Road and tons of stuff. Here's a wide assortment of dried mushrooms.
Dried bamboo shoots.
The #1 Food Store on East Nanjing Road and tons of stuff. Here's a wide assortment of dried mushrooms.
Dried bamboo shoots.
Dinner at Shucaiji Shen Jian Bao Shop
Shucaiji, a sheng jian bao and fried rice shop that I visited once before. I'm told it always has a line.
Di Yin waiting anxiously in line for our dumplings. At left is the fried rice, which we didn't have today.
A close-up of the pan of cooked dumplings. The covered pan (afar) has dumplings being cooked. The pan gets rotated periodically.
A close-up of our sheng jian bao. They're bready and fried and filled with pork and some liquid and are similar to the kind I get (and really like) in Flushing. Sorry I didn't get a picture that shows the insides.
Shucaiji, a sheng jian bao and fried rice shop that I visited once before. I'm told it always has a line.
Di Yin waiting anxiously in line for our dumplings.
At left is the fried rice, which we didn't have today.
A close-up of the pan of cooked dumplings. The covered pan (afar) has dumplings being cooked. The pan gets rotated periodically.
A close-up of our sheng jian bao. They're bready and fried and filled with pork and some liquid and are similar to the kind I get (and really like) in Flushing. Sorry I didn't get a picture that shows the insides.