Tag Archives: Shanghai

The Shanghai History Museum

Posted on June 12, 2015 by The Pearl

  At the base of The Oriental TV Pearl Tower, in the basement, is the Shanghai Municipal History Museum.  There is no mention here of Big Ears Du or Pockedmarked Huang.  All China’s woes are seemingly blamed on the Foreign … Continue reading →

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Archives Pearls From The Orient March 2015

Posted on March 2, 2015 by The Pearl

Morning Music Originally posted on 25th March 2015 Every morning over the last few weeks we could hear the some jolly music coming from somewhere, but neither of us had really registered it until recently……more   The Ceramics Gallery at … Continue reading →

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Archives Pearls From The Orient February 2015

Posted on February 1, 2015 by The Pearl

The Bund Originally posted 28th February 2015 Wednesday 25th February For the Spring Festival it is usual for Shanghai to have an organised firework display to be viewed from the Bund but because of the tragic death of 36 people … Continue reading →

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Archives Pearls From The Orient January 2015

Posted on January 22, 2015 by The Pearl

Tianzifang  Originally posted 31st January 2015 There are parts of Shanghai that remind me of my childhood – travel on the metro costs 40p…….more Some Surprising Things  Originally posted 27th January 2015 Today I went off to Shanghai’s IKEA. We … Continue reading →

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