Zhouzhuang – Eastern Venice

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The beautiful city of Zhouzhuang is unique in so many different ways. For one it is crisscrossed by plenty of little rivers and lakes making it look almost like a version of Venice in the East. What is even more spectacular about Zhouzhuang is its beautiful age old feel. With most of the buildings from the Qing and Ming Dynasties, you are sure to be transported to a picturesque era, where small boats take you …

Shanghai Film Park – Shanghai’s Own Ghost Town

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  Hidden in an unassuming street of Songjiang’s Chedun Town surrounded by noodle restaurants, internet cafes, massage parlours and short-stay apartments with dusty, noisy loaded trucks moving up and down on the nearby highway is the Shanghai Film Park, home to some of Asia’s best movies and TV series. This 400,000 Sq. meter complex was opened in 1998 and since then sees hundreds of movie productions annually. Similar to the Universal Studios in California, the …

Fusing Western and Chinese Architecture – Shikumen Museum

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Shanghai, a city located at the mouth of the legendary Yangtze River, is considered to be one of the most exciting global cities. The city is also the largest city by population in China, and is known for its influence in global commerce, finance, media, fashion and technology. Shanghai’s unique culture, luscious parks, and exciting attractions have also made it one of the most popular tourist destinations of Southeast Asia. A chapter of Shanghai that …