| You are so right and it is difficult for the foreigners to understand the speed. At least for me. My first trip to Shanghai was in September 2004. I stayed at the Hilton and watched the lights in the evening from my hotel room and admired the view. I am a big fan of cityviews and the lights in the night. I didn't have much time as I was just visiting for the weekend, long story, I might tell you that some other time :) I came back in September 2005. I had kind of lost my heart for China and wanted to learn more about it and I wanted to visit it again. I had so many USA trips already behind me and I thought that I do not get much more from there any longer. Not entirely true but my interest just shifted to China. And I had one much more important reason to come back to China. Again, I stayed at the Hilton and I was amazed how I didn't remember seeing two of the buildings nearby before. They must have built them during the year. And I cannot remember the second terminal in Pudong International airport either ... In November they were building all the time the new building next to Grand Hyatt. To me it seemed that they never stopped working - they just stopped all the work, which would cause noise for the night time. So, China and at least Shanghai is changing very rapidly and it is so amazing that you just have to believe Jian Shuo or then go there and look for it yourself. It is worth the trip. Just go there and be amazed how something is changing so unbeliably fast. I wish I would be there ... I miss Shanghai, I don't know why exactly. |
The Changing Shanghai