Pu Dong

Shanghai is divided into two parts: Puxi and Pu dong. Pu xi, the old part of Shanghai, is anything west of the Huangpu river and Pudong, the newer part, is anything east of it. I live in the Xuhui district, which is in the South west part of Pu xi. All the shopping, eating and fun can all be done in Pu xi. Some people find Pu Dong boring but I honestly think the pace over there is a little nicer. Everything is newer and there is certainly not as many people crowing the streets. The financial district is nothing to write home about but Century park is beautiful and the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is a nice way to fill up an afternoon. However the biggest attraction for Pu dong is the Oriental Pearl Tower. Build in 1996 it rises about 1,535 and give you a nice view of downtown Shanghai. For only 100 yuan you can take an elevator to the top.



















I still amazes me how far Shanghai and China has progress according to Western standards. One fun fact that a lot of the Shanghaiese like to throw out is that the majority of the buildings and edifices are less than 20 years old. Shanghai's subway system is only 4 years old and it is more efficient and runs more lines than the Chicago L. It frightens me to think what Shanghai and China will look like in the future because if it only took Shanghai 20 years to reach this point what will it look like in another 20 years.