Shanghai Science and Technology Museum

Shanghai Science and Technology Museum

One of the larger museum in Shanghai, the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is in Pudong, next to the Century Park. The construction of the museum cost 3.75 billion RMB, and the floor area is 1,000,000m. The main…

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HK Cafe in Shanghai

HK Cafe in Shanghai

The Hong Kong Cha Chan Ting is found almost in every city I go to and I found one in Shanghai to try out. The roast meats were not bad but they have to improve…

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Late night Italian joint

Late night Italian joint

Sometimes blessings come in unexpected little ways. Like this tiny Italian joint that opens till the wee hours of the morning in Shanghai. So that when I’m an absolute zombie in the middle of the…

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Cravings for western pastries in Shanghai…

Cravings for western pastries in Shanghai…

Had been having too many Chinese dumplings and man tous and was just craving for good Western cakes and pastries. I found my fix at Super Brand Mall 🙂 A good dessert followed by a nice…

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Cold Mountain Temple

Cold Mountain Temple

Cold Mountain Temple is also known as Han Shan Shi and it was one of the last attractions I visited before heading back to Shanghai. Traditionally, Hanshan Temple is believed to have been founded during…

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The Ternate Bridges of Tongli

The Ternate Bridges of Tongli

Roaming around the streets of Tongli, you would notice a vast amount of bridges in this little village. 49 bridges to be exact. But only the 3 bridges in the central of town three rivers…

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Cormorant fishing

Cormorant fishing

One of the most fascinating sights I’ve seen in China is Cormorant fishing. It’s is a traditional method of fishing where huge Cormorant birds are trained by the fisherman to do the fishing for them! Of…

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Clubcouture Fall 2010

Clubcouture Fall 2010

I’ve been hooked on checking out ClubCouture’s website almost every other day to check out their new fall collection. There are new pieces coming in everyday! I’m loving their monochrome theme and there are so…

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The Canals and Life of Tongli

The Canals and Life of Tongli

Tongli, while not as popular and commercialized as Zhou Zhuang, is already tainted with the beginnings of a very touristy feel with plenty of Chinese touts positioning themselves around the town. Unfortunately, I believe that in no time,…

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Food in Tongli

Food in Tongli

We wanted to try something really local in Tongli so I got my trishaw driver to bring me to a local joint instead of one of those extremely touristy looking ones on the main street. He…

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