I’m very sorry, but I’m not sure if I have enough time to write my travelogue in China in detail, as now school has started and I am busier than ever. But I’m sure you would love to hear about my adventures, so sure.
Shanghai Museum: The day we got back to Shanghai after a long train ride (almost 12 hours!) we visited the Shanghai Museum. It had many classical sculptures, bronze works, and ceramics. I was surprised when, in the ceramics section, I read that most works were found in Jingdezhu in Jiangxi, where my dad’s family lived. My favorite part was the painting and calligraphy section. I was astounded at the quality of artistry, and sometimes the quantity (some very long paintings were there). They were very hard to paint! I can never train my wrist to draw so well.
Nanjing Road (formerly Nanking Road) Malls, Round 1: Okay, since the Shanghai Museum was located right next to this famous row of malls, my sister and mom just had to visit it. My favorite part was in the New World Mall (or something like that), where there was a level specially for Madame Tussauds, where you got to see painted sculptures of famous people. (I don’t know if I have time or not, but I might want to transfer some photos to make a short quiz 
). The cost was expensive, but the experience was totally worth it. My sister’s outright favorite was Audrey Hepburn, who was outside the booth because of extreme popularity. There were a lot of actors, but politicians like Barack Obama and the Clintons as well (I liked those people the most). Then we went shopping and I forgot about that boring experience at the other mall, Shanghai’s First Department Store.
Cheng Hua Miao: One of the most popular tourist attractions in Shanghai. I thought that there would be this big building with small shops that sold antiques (I had a huge butterfly kite and a few classical pens from there), but there were actually row after row of small shops outdoors! My sister bought a fan for her friend, who needed a birthday present. Then we arrived at a lake. I instantly saw some big goldfish there. Then, suddenly, my sister saw a seabird! It reached its empty beak in the water. Its beak came back with a small goldfish! The next thing I knew, the bird had swallowed it down. There were also a few small turtles in the distance. I wanted to find some frogs or toads, but there weren’t any. After my sister got a shake at Dairy Queen’s, we went back. The bird was still there! Then, we went to taste the food, which is highly recommended. After that, we headed to…
Nanjing Road (formerly Nanking Road) Malls, Round 2: Nothing interesting at all, besides a few billion-dollar houses. We did get to eat at a Western restaurant, though. Its tuna salad sandwiches were quite good. There, I saw a Ferrari with a sign on it! I think it was test-driven. If it was, more cars (like Lamborghini) that I didn’t see might have preceded it. I also liked a gallery where four luxurious cars, two Ferraris and two Maseratis, were. A few Americans were there admiring the cars as well.
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September 7th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
After all you have to say, what am I choosing to comment on? the tuna salad sandwich! First, “western food” I’m assuming means pretty much American? Question(s): do cheeseburgers taste the same? Are there Chinese fast-food chains – if so what do they sell? I’m thinking most of ours do burgers so there’s not much variety. When we were in Scotland, I was forewarned that if I ordered “tuna salad” I would get a slab of fish (tuna) and a green tossed salad. I wonder if the Scots would shudder at the thought of grinding up tuna to a catfood-like consistency and then mixing it with celery pieces and mayonnaise. I never saw anything like that over there. Are there Asian brands of colas, or is Coke or Pepsi all you can get? Notice I’m focusing on the junk food ^_^ .
September 7th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
why did my avatar change??? Oh, maybe cuz I didn’t log into edublogs and just left you a comment instead as an ‘outsider.’
September 18th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
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September 26th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
None of us had cheeseburgers :S We did have fried pork, though, which bore similarity to fried chicken here in America.
In Shanghai, there are no random fast food places scattered around. The place is too cramped to even think about giving space to one-story fast food restaurants, so it’s basically like buildings stacked on top of another. No Chinese restaurants are ubiquitous; there are so many dirty and small restaurants run by a few people. As for America, I can’t think of any ubiquitous Chinese food restaurant.
Lord, the popularity, the popularity! But now that the boom of visitors is over, I can relax a bit and expand on what I can write.