Shanghai

Shanghai’s Unbelievable Bike Couriers

Shanghai Bikes © Brad & Ying Via Juxtapoz Magazine, don’t miss Alain Delorme’s incredible series of photographs documenting the unbelievable things that Shanghai’s bicycle couriers cart around the city. It truly needs to be seen to be believed. Under the blue sky of a highly colored Shanghai, men carry throughout the city unbelievable piles. These [...]

Punching Bags Installed in Shanghai Subway

Punching bag © modomatic Ever get the feeling while train after train passes by either filled to the brim or out of service that you just need to punch something? Like, immediately? Thanks to some clever marketing from Adidas, now commuters in Shanghai can do just that. From Metro: The giant bags allow tired, angry [...]

Picture of the Day: Shanghai in 1990 and 2010

China’s economy has grown at a rate of about 10 percent a year for the last two decades. Over those 20 years, Shanghai, the country’s largest city, has experienced a remarkable transformation. Check out this picture comparing the city in 1990 and 2010 … (via Picture of the Day: Shanghai in 1990 and 2010) Wow!

Photo of the Moment: Shanghai Afternoon, China

Photo of the Moment: Rollercoaster Atop Shanghai, China

Photo of the Moment: Electric Shanghai, China

Lunar Glamour: Celebrating the Chinese New Year in Shanghai

Provocative, lavish, bawdy, and elegant, Shanghai is the stuff of legends. It has a reputation that lures travelers of every ilk, that whispers diverse, contradictory promises of the treasures concealed in its secret alleys: the richest, most delicate Dongpo rou of your life; one last opium sanctum languishing in the shadows; a Confucian temple dwarfed [...]