Author Archives: Pushpitha Wijesinghe
Shanghai International Arts Festival – A season of glamour with performing arts in Shanghai
0The mere name of Shanghai evokes a sense of the ancient culture and traditions of China that goes as far back as 6000 years. The city’s name has come up in so many stories of folk lore, art, performances and even narrations that it has become engraved in one’s mind as the symbol of China’s cultural ancestry. Needless to say the city fosters and nurtures this image up to this current age and its famous …
Shopping in Nanjing Road – Exciting Retail Therapy in Shanghai!
0A “must visit” shopping destination when in Shanghai, Nanjing Road offers plenty of fun retail therapy in this vibrant Chinese metropolis. Stretching a little over 3 miles long, Nanjing Road is one of the city’s earliest shopping streets and is a particular favourite amongst those looking to purchase the latest in fashion. Home to shopping malls, a pedestrian arcade, food outlets, theatres and specialty shops, this famous road has a variety of upscale boutiques selling …
Shanghai Film Park – Shanghai’s Own Ghost Town
0Hidden 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 …
