I was persuaded by some friends to take a few days off over the Golden Week holiday and accompany them on a very long bus trip down south. I wasn’t sure at first, that I wanted to spend 6 hours on a bus, but I decided that it might be fun once we got there… Read More »
I don’t know how I’ve lasted so long in Shanghai without taking a walk down QiPu Lu. It’s full of shops and countless indoor markets selling cheap and fake clothes. The markets are a maze of small stalls specialising in underwear, jeans, children’s clothes, scarves, women’s ‘fashion’ and outdoor clothes. (If an item of clothing… Read More »
What on earth are the Shanghai authorities suggesting with this warning poster? We have to be aware of suspicious gatherings (at least I think that’s what it’s supposed to say), as well as weekly underground preaching. I don’t think either of these would get past the politcal correctness police in the west but in China… Read More »
I was going for a cycle ride to the river and decided to go down Damuqiao Lu for a change. Maybe it’s a Sunday market – I certainly hadn’t noticed it before. There were lots of stalls and sheets spread out on the ground covered with old coins, jade, beads, antique (or not!) items. It’s… Read More »