
Shanghai Tang
The Pearl of the Orient, the Paris of the East...surely the place needs no introduction. Once the darling of colonial times, now Shanghai is the epitome of modern China. The city is the financial and cultural capital of the PRC, growing at a breakneck speed. The city currently houses more than 25 million people, and during rush hour, 8-9 million people are on the move. That's like a small country, never mind a city! In the above photo of Pudong, the ultra modern east of the c