Xiantiandi
I took bus # 925 downtown this afternoon and explored the xiantiandi area just south of People's Square. Xiantiandi is one of the few restored old-style neighborhoods in Shanghai. It's very attractive - filled with one-story brick building now occupied by the likes of Starbucks, Le Maison, and numerous upscale eateries and retail shops. Oddly enough, the corner of the block is occupied by the hall where the first communist party congress in China was held. The communist hammer and sickle on the building wall looks incongruous in the midst of all the capitalist consumerism. I predict that Panera Bread or some other modern business will someday occupy the hall itself.
After a walk around Xiantiandi I ventured further south and stumbled upon Zentral, a health cafe that serves a lot of vegetarian dishes. I had ginger and mushroom dumplings and a ginger ale for about US$4 and it was quite good. Oddly enough, all of the customers were Westerners though.
I took bus # 925 downtown this afternoon and explored the xiantiandi area just south of People's Square. Xiantiandi is one of the few restored old-style neighborhoods in Shanghai. It's very attractive - filled with one-story brick building now occupied by the likes of Starbucks, Le Maison, and numerous upscale eateries and retail shops. Oddly enough, the corner of the block is occupied by the hall where the first communist party congress in China was held. The communist hammer and sickle on the building wall looks incongruous in the midst of all the capitalist consumerism. I predict that Panera Bread or some other modern business will someday occupy the hall itself.
After a walk around Xiantiandi I ventured further south and stumbled upon Zentral, a health cafe that serves a lot of vegetarian dishes. I had ginger and mushroom dumplings and a ginger ale for about US$4 and it was quite good. Oddly enough, all of the customers were Westerners though.
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