Last week I visited Jing’an temple, which is in my neighborhood. Jing’an literally means “peace and tranquility”. I couldn’t agree more. Even though it is a fairly touristic place, you can still see Chinese people praying inside the temple. They give...
During World War 2, a lot of Jews escaped Europe and some of them went to China, and more precisely to Shanghai. Actually I didn’t know about that but it was approximately 30 000 Jews that were fostered in Shanghai at that time. I went to visit the main...
I went to Hangzhou for one day because of my job, but I made time for a little bit of sight seeing. Here is the video of it!
My roommate is particularly fond of this weird species of chicken: the Silkie. I must admit that when I first saw it dead in my kitchen, I didn't feel so good about the animal. The second look at it didn't feel right either: the Silkie not only has black...
On the first plan is the Jing'an temple. You will have some more information about it soon.
Anfu Road (Anfu Lu) is a very famous street of Shanghai situated in the Xuhui area. It is also known as coffee street because you can find a lot of western style cafés. Why? Because the compounds in this street only foster Foreingers. (click on the picture...
In Shanghai, you can buy fruits from the super market, but the best thing to do is to buy them from the fruit markets spread all around the city. This one for example is just at the corner of my street. (click on the picture to see more) Just in case...