China Landscape Tour 2002
Day 8 - last day, Shanghai
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4/19/2002  - Shanghai: Local streets, Museum of Art, Buddhist Temple, Pu Dong Airport

April 19, 2002 (Friday)
 

[4768]  Shanghai as viewed from my hotel window.  Similar to other cities, the sky scrapers are surrounded by a maze of apartment buildings.  The satellite dish belongs to the hotel.  Shanghai is by far the most modern city we visited on this tour.

 
[4773]  Shanghai as viewed from my hotel window.  In the distance you see the city skyline.  Close by, however, you can see greenhouses and gardens.  An interesting contrast.

 
[4785]  Streets of Shanghai. Lots and lots of bikes and buses taking people to work.  Parents and grand parents are also taking the kids to school.

 
[4791]  Streets of Shanghai. This is the entrance to an elementary school.  Note the three little girls in blue in front of the gate - they greet the students as they come through the gate.  On the other half of the gates stand three boys, as the next picture shows.

 
[4792] Streets of Shanghai. This is the entrance to an elementary school.  Note the three little boys in blue in front of the gate - they greet the students as they come through the gate.  On the other half of the gates stand three girls, as the previous picture shows. 

 
[4797]  Streets of Shanghai.  In the apartment courtyard, dozens of women practice some sort of local dance with fans.  To the left-back are women practicing tai-chi.

 
[4801] Streets of Shanghai.  Students, faculty, and staff entering the gates to a university.

 
[4805] Streets of Shanghai.  Bikers ride without helmet and in separte lanes from cars and buses.

 
[4819] Shanghai Museum of Art.  Kindergarten kids line up for a field day at the museum.

 
[4821]  Government buildings surrounding Shanghai Museum of Art.  People dancing in the courtyards. 

 
[4822] Shanghai Museum of Art. 

 
[4826] Shanghai Museum of Art.  In front of the entrance, middle-aged couples practice tango? 

 
[4831] Government buildings surrounding Shanghai Museum of Art. 

 
[4833] Government buildings surrounding Shanghai Museum of Art.

 
[4848] Shanghai Museum of Art: Blueish White Glazed Statue of Buddha; Jingdezhen Ware. Yuan, A.D. 1271 ~ 1368.

 
[4855] Shanghai Museum of Art: Tiger-shaped Pillow with Black Wagtail Design on White Ground Cizhou Ware; The 2nd year of Dading Reign (A.D. 1162), Jin.

 
[4874]  Shanghai Museum of Art: Polychrome Glazed Pottery, Statue of Tomb Guardian Beast; Tang, A.D. 618 ~ 907.

 
[4879]  Shanghai Museum of Art: Coloured Pottery, Bixie (Evil Spirit Exorciser); Han, 206 B.C ~ A.D. 220.

 
[4898] Shanghai Museum of Art: A stone stamp/seal, with the pattern shown below.
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[4901] Shanghai Museum of Art: Gilt Copper Ushnishavisaya, Tibetan Nationality, Qing Dynasty 

 
[4910] Shanghai Museum of Art: Tibetan tradtional dress.

 
[4912] Shanghai Museum of Art: Jade sculptures - Model of a Mountain with Figures; Qianlong Reign (A.D. 1736-1795), Qing.

 
[4916]  Shanghai Museum of Art: Jade sculptures - Figure of a Boy Holding Flowers in Hand; Song, A.D. 960 - 1279. 

 
[4929]  Buddhist temple in Shanghai.  A woman kneels down and bows to the guardians.

 
[4935] Buddhist temple in Shanghai.  A metal, possibly bronize bell of some significance.

 
[4936] Buddhist temple in Shanghai.  This is a copy of the Jade Buddha - a statue completely carved from a single piece of jade over 1 ton in weight. 

 
[4942] Buddhist temple in Shanghai.  An intricate carving made of sandle wood. It is over 6 feet tall.

 
[4943]  Buddhist temple in Shanghai.  This wall sits opposite of the entrance to the temple.  Notice the sharp contrast between this structure and the modern high-rise in the back and the survelliance camera to the front-right.

 
[4948]  Shanghai street scene.  Across from the restaurant where we had our last lunch in China, a barber sets up shop on the sidewalk with a stool and a bag of tools.  His customer is getting a shave!  A shop nearby is selling noodles and peking duck.

 
[4951] Shanghai's Pu Dong international airport.  The international terminal is an huge ultra-modern structure covering at least 20 acres (my estimate).

 
[4956] Shanghai's Pu Dong international airport.  I'm waiting to get checked in for SF.

 
[4962] Shanghai's Pu Dong international airport.  Customs officer - checking my passport.

 
[4969] Shanghai's Pu Dong international airport.   

 
[4971]  Shanghai's Pu Dong international airport.  The design is both functional and beautiful!

 
[4972] Shanghai's Pu Dong international airport.  The 747-400 plane to SF, just docking. 

 
[4976]  Shanghai's Pu Dong international airport.  Colorful monitors depict departure information. 

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