Mar 22, 2009

Street Scenes: Old Town Shanghai

Pockets of what Shanghai looked like before space age skyscrapers began to sprout still exist throughout the city.

The city’s Old Town, pictured here, is like wandering through a village tucked inside a sprawling metropolis. If you find yourself in Shanghai don’t miss out on taking a stroll though one of its remaining Longtang neighborhoods.

8 comments:

Fly Girl said...

This looks very quaint and not like the image you typically get of Shanghai.

A Girl in Asia said...

The old pockets of Shanghai are cool - shame alot are being knocked down though. Hopefully some character-filled areas will remain!

Anonymous said...

old structure reminds few similar structures of Mumbai.
Thankyou !

Jen Laceda | Milk Guides said...

I've been dreaming of Shanghai...

Serena said...

I love the archiecture - so appealing!

Lakshmi said...

there is something abt old towns..a charm that cant be explained

Wendy said...

Fly Girl. It is very quaint and lovely to walk around.

A Girl in Asia, I agree.

Hobo--Mumbai has some great architecture.

Jen, Shanghai dreams sound slike a good thing.

Serena, It is very appealing.

Lakshmi, so true.

Apache said...

A very interesting capture! Thanks for sharing.