SHANGHAI [1] Nanjing Road Neon Extravaganza

I visited Shanghai back in September along with a number of cities in the Yangtze River Delta. My first impression of Shanghai was the awful traffic. I was stuck on the elevated expressway for about an hour, but got a chance to admire their very futuristic cityscape. There are a lot of new developments everywhere, and I have never seen a city with such bold expressions of modern architecture. The diversity, style, and height combined gave a certain level of uniqueness that is not easily replicable elsewhere.



Here is the first of my multi-part series on Shanghai - the nightlife on Nanjing Road, the busiest pedestrianized shopping street in the city.

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Notice the lights on the ground. They actually change!







The lights are amazing, especially since you can see them for a long long stretch of the street.









There are also quite a few specimens of European-style architecture. The historic Bund district and the waterfront are not too far away from here.













I didn't particularly liked the shopping though. A lot of the clothes were geared for older people. Nevertheless there were a lot of young people hanging around here.





















Welcome to Shanghai!>