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.
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.
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.
This looks very quaint and not like the image you typically get of Shanghai.
ReplyDeleteThe old pockets of Shanghai are cool - shame alot are being knocked down though. Hopefully some character-filled areas will remain!
ReplyDeleteold structure reminds few similar structures of Mumbai.
ReplyDeleteThankyou !
I've been dreaming of Shanghai...
ReplyDeleteI love the archiecture - so appealing!
ReplyDeletethere is something abt old towns..a charm that cant be explained
ReplyDeleteFly Girl. It is very quaint and lovely to walk around.
ReplyDeleteA 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.
A very interesting capture! Thanks for sharing.
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