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Strange & Beautiful — Why Shanghai is Definitely Worth a Visit
This is a little tale of China — an incredibly diverse country that is cut off the rest of the world, with delicious (and strange) food, generous but introverted people and a fascinating old culture. Yes, I had some stereotypes before travelling to China — I thought of crispy duck, crowded streets, grey buildings, cheap (and fake) clothes, and creepy old men. And as I was going to find out, some of those stereotypes were not so wrong…
Exploring the Biggest City in China — Shanghai
Shanghai is with over 26.32 million inhabitants the biggest city in China — and rivals with the metropolis of New York and Paris in its modernity and cultural diversity. When I first laid eyes on this city after landing, I was looking out of a taxi that had little screens on the back seats playing funky commercials showing happy Chinese families, advertising the Chinese new year of the sheep. The buildings really were grey and so high, I almost had to lean out of the window. It seemed like there were way too many people and not enough space, so they had to build buildings that touch the sky. Once in a while, you could see a beautifully decorated temple in the midst of it all, adding a cultural touch to the city.
