Shanghai has returned to its preeminent place as the driving force of China's economy. As the largest port, the greatest number of goods pass through here in both directions. Nanjing Road and surrounding streets allow you to sample an international potpourri of goods and services. Fortunately, so far Shanghai has maintained the character and individuality of the buildings along Nanjing Road, resisting the modernization that turned Wangfujing in Beijing into a bland and featureless facade of matching colors. Nanjing Road may go the same way judging from the gargantuan Shanghai Shimao International Plaza that towers above the surrounding buildings. It would be a shame if the New World Emporium, the double-domed store on the left, were walled in by a prison of glass and tile modernism.
China Index >> Shanghai, Bund, and Pudong >> Nanjing Road, Shanghai
Click on a picture or use the arrows at the top to navigate through the site.
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/China/shanghai2.html
Last update: February 2007
© Marilyn Shea 1996, 1999, 2002, 2007
|
