Saturday, January 3, 2009

Exploring Shanghai

We enjoyed exploring Shanghai on foot, walking from our hotel to People's Park.  This time, we checked out the Museum of Contemporary Art, a small but interesting collection of cutting-edge Chinese art.  Next, we strolled down Jiangyin Lu, several blocks of small shops specializing in ornamental things for people's homes:  fish, birds, flowers, plants, pet crickets, etc.  We ended the afternoon at Yu Yuan, a complex of interlocking gardens in the center of the city.   The park was divided into a series of gardens -- pavilions, rocks, trees, and water -- by low walls and unique gateways.

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