Thursday, March 8, 2007

24 MARCH 5 SHANGHAI 2

SHANGHAI (Continue) DOUBLE CLICK ON PICTURE TO ENLARGE IT

Another 2,000 high rises are being constructed.

The JINMAO TOWER with elevators bringing you up in 45 seconds to an observation deck on the 88th (1,200 ft high) with a 360o view of the Yangtze River entering the sea and all the scenery of the Metropolitan Shanghai. Just unforgettable! (Right next to the JINMAO TOWER a new higher building(1,500 ft high) is being finished.



Next to our ship there is a big area being developed by investors from Singapore .With a size of ten football fields, it will be the INTERNATIONAL PORT CENTER.









Advertising on the HUANGPU River. And of course YAO MING on the screen











Cost of electricity is high and people prefer to dry the clothes outdoors.










Visiting the HONG KOU District where Jews lived during the 2nd World War, escaping from the Nazis. China was one of the few countries willing to receive over 20,000.

The "JDC" (Joint Distribution Committee) office building.



















Commemoration plaque where the transition camp existed.

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