- Beginning of the journey in Shanghai: Sophe meets Cynthia Ping Zhou and they talk about Shanghai , the biggest town in China with a strong economic growth.They go to the "Maison du thé" where they drink a cup of jasmine tea.On the morning at 7.00 am they are on the promenade of the Bund and they see a lot of people practicing Tai Chi: a solitary man explains that Tai Chi was an martial art ,but now it's a way to keep fit.They take the boat to cross the Haungpu River and arrive at the Pudong district.They go the Shanghai Worl Financial Tower (492 meters high) and enjoy the sight over the town.Later they go to Barbie store and speak about the birth control policy (one child) and Cynthia explains that in Shanghai the girls have now better opportunities of studies and of jobs (but in the countryside the families hope always to have a boy).On the night they go to a restaurant where they sing karaoke (a common leisure in Shanghai).On the next day they visit the old neighborhoods of Shanghai; narrow streets, two floor houses: an antique market (with a lot of figurines and posters) and then a pet market: a bird vendor explains that the birds give happiness to their owners,they see a lot of cricket and also a cricket fight.Sophie and Cynthia enjoy a traditional Chinese massage (there are relaxing massages and therapeutic massages) and later they go to a public park, where they people playing go , a popular Chinese game (also played now in Korea and Japan).With Cynthia's mother they go to the market where Sophie can see some vegetables and spices (coriander), tofu , fishes and prawns.In tee supper they eat fish, prawns, tofu prepared with mushrooms and later they go to a theater and see a Chinese circus.Besides we travel to Lonjing where people grow tea and product an excellent green tea.Also we know the story of two millionaires: Huang Yiangxan and Gu Jiemin: the Chinese government encourage innovations and specially the Chinese businesses abroad.We travel also through the old neighborhoods of Shanghai (the famous "lilong"): and see how a couple goes to the cemetery and makes offerings to the parents of the husband.Then in middle of these places a Taoist temple, a Taoist monk explains that now people look also for a peaceful life.In the suburbs families are flying kites and we can see a 54 meters long dragon kite.—zutterjp48
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