Fourth in the series where we profile what we think are the top ten destinations for the first time visitor to see in China. Destinations are listed in no particular order, however, what do YOU think the top ten should be???
Came across this from SkyscraperCity of Shanghai’s Pudong are – same perspective taken in 1990 and in again in 2010.
We are into our Timelapse Videos and this is a good one showcasing the UK’s Pavilion at the World Expo currently underway in Shanghai. Sit back and enjoy…
The UK Pavilion from Shanghai Expo Timelapse Machine on Vimeo.
Music: Wim Mertens – Often A Bird
The UK Pavilion from Shanghai Expo Timelapse Machine on Vimeo.
With a theme of “Better City, Better Life,” the 2010 Shanghai Expo is about creating and envisioning a better living in future urban environments. Expo 2010 will create blueprints for future cities and harmonious urban life styles, providing an extraordinary educational and entertaining platform for visitors from all over the world. Opening ceremony video below.
After a 33 month renovation costing an estimated 5 billion yuan (US$732 million) Shanghai’s famous Bund running alongside the Huangpu River has finally reopened as planned in time for May’s Shanghai Expo.
Gone is the 11-lane highway which has been cut down to four lanes, with 70 percent of the Bund’s traffic diverted into a two-tier underground tunnel. This has freed up space for a larger pedestrian promenade now stretching 2.6km with a staggering 2,000 park benches!
Below is a photo from 2009 of the Bund’s European architecture at night. Click here for a set of photos from the Shanghaiist of the newly opened Bund.
With only a few months now to the kick off of the Shanghai Expo 2010 the venues are nearing completion and the media buzz is starting to build up. To keep up to date with how construction is coming along a great photo essay can be seen at the Big Picture (photo below courtesy of Big Picture / Reuters / China Daily). Also a run down of some of the better buildings under construction at Lost Laowai will give you a taste of what to expect.
A set of photos here showing how the National Pavilions for the Shanghai Expo are coming on.
Shanghai marks the start of part two of this China journey. I flew here from Tibet via Chongqing and despite the time spent in Chongqing’s airport the arrival in Shanghai was surreal as it is about as far removed from Lhasa as is possible. Big brash Shanghai is China’s business hub. 18 million plus people all seemingly focused on money and the accumulation of as much of it as possible. Not a sign of the spirituality of Tibet – consumerism replacing religion. But this is what makes this city fascinating. Is this the future of China? Shanghai is gearing up for the 2010 World Expo starting next May and running for 6 months. Perhaps a better idea will come out of that – their slogan afterall is “Better City, Better life.”
Well of course there are loads of new hotels in China opening every day but here at Headseast if it combines travel with architecture and design as well as some nice photos it stands out for us and deserves a mention.
So, two new hotels with character, one in Shanghai and the other in rival Hong Kong just to be fair. Click on the photos below to be taken to the hotel’s websites.
A real emphasis on photography this week but this is wonderfully original – a combination of time lapse and tilt shift techniques applied to Shanghai – Love it.
Miniature City Shanghai – Tilt Shift Time Lapse from Joe Nafis on Vimeo.
