Shanghai China

Quite true, and I believe they still have that residency registration system in China - i forget what its called - that prevents people in rural areas from moving into cities to keep things segregated.

Oh interesting true story... Every day I would take a taxi from hotel to the office in the morning. There is a large parking/reception area in front of the lobby where taxi's pull up.

One day during the week we get there and the reception area is all roped out and guys in black suits are standing there turning the taxis away. So I get out on the street and have to walk through this special lane around the side to get in. I go upstairs, everything as normal and then I asked whats up....

One guess...


The local communist party was meeting in the building. Trade Union representatives from all the local companies had been "summonsed" to attend. They were all told that due to the dispute over the Daioyu/Senkaku islands all travel permits to Japan were being cancelled, and of course were encouraged not to be friendly to Japanese businesses, etc.


If I posted this while I was still there my internet would probably have been shut off, at minimum.

Beautiful city, But that is a lot of people! Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed the pictures.

Yes, thanks for the pics & info Jeremy. Some great sites to be sure. Many similiarities to North America. Interesting to see the differences as well. Good call on waiting to get home to post. No point rolling the dice when there is nothing to win & a great deal to potentially lose.

Thanks for sharing.

Well worth waiting for........