Category Archives: Parks

A Return to the Hot Pot Restaurant Hai Di Lao and The Ya’an Zhong Lu Park

Posted on August 27, 2015 by The Pearl

With Charlie and Ella in Shanghai for 2 weeks at the beginning of August we tried to cram in as much as we possibly could.  This was especially difficult in the hottest weather of the year.  It also meant that … Continue reading →

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The Xu Guangqi Memorial Hall and Park

Posted on June 15, 2015 by The Pearl

On my way to the Xu Guangqi Memorial Park I passed a modern statue of him just around the corner from the Park’s entrance.  Erected in 1994 this sculpture commemorates a man born in Shanghai during the Ming Dynasty in … Continue reading →

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The Seedy and Revolting Shanghai

Posted on June 4, 2015 by The Pearl

A Brief History of the Seedier Aspects of Shanghai Japan, on the Restoration of the Meiji, started along its expansionary path – the 1895 Sino-Japanese war had given Japan the Chinese territories of Korea, Taiwan and others.  Further treaties forced open cities … Continue reading →

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