Shanghai Province | |||
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To start with, a very peculiar company.......![]() |
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Some more of Shanghai Province | |||
South-East of Shanghai Province is Luchaogang![]() |
A fishermans town and port for travels to Putuoshan![]() | ||
South-Shanghai or Fengxian area | |||
Capital of the Area is Fengxian, with its modern Highschool![]() |
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Rural roads![]() |
And yellow oilseed fields![]() |
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Hard working people![]() |
And friendly eldery people helping us finding the local Fenghuodun or Beacon Towers ![]() |
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At the coast is Fenxin or Fenxian Bay, with a yearly Kite Festival ![]() |
On April 16, 2005, still being "under construction"![]() | ||
Quite a development, in "Thalassic park"![]() |
With homage to the odd-shaped sea-defense-blocks![]() |
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A beautiful park is taking shape![]() |
along a road lined with animal statues![]() | ||
In the centre is Palmbeach![]() |
A big Hotel![]() | ||
With a beach being constructed![]() |
And used for a fair like arrangement a year later (July 8, 2006) ![]() | ||
Where one can go on horseback on the mudfields... (April 16, 2005) ![]() |
And later ride a mechanical horse (July 8, 2006) Click on the animation to see full 5 Mb movie ![]() If it does not run in your browser, download by Rght-click>Save link as... Can be played with Quicktime and Windows Media Player Click here for another 5 Mb movie | ||
..that form the actual coastal area..![]() |
..as well as the entrees to the canals![]() | ||
Some nice Pavillions![]() |
And about four or five villa compounds![]() | ||
With spacious Villa's and appartments![]() |
And surrounded by lts of green![]() | ||
West, more inside the Ningbo or Hangzhou Bay appears yearly around mid September the famous "Cao Sui" or Tidal Bore at the Qiantang River, a phenomena in which the high-tide rolls in in one massive wave of 3 - 8 meters, 10 - 25 feet high | |||
Before it arrives, the dam is a good place to make wedding pictures Note the height of the dam w.r.t. the couple ![]() |
And then, in a period of barely 5 minutes, the wave arrives![]() | ||
Flows over the dam![]() |
and engulfes it totally, 3-4 meters, 10-15 feet high![]() | ||
North of this famous spot is SongJiang, much older than Shanghai | |||
Well knows for its "Fang Da" or square pagoda![]() |
And with a lovely Peacock park![]() | ||
Nearby the big new University is conference Centre "England Leisure Square" with a Dutch Windmill alongside the Shanghai - Hangzhou Freeway, ![]() |
Inside a bar and a peek through the window ![]() | ||
Outside a beach with playing children ![]() |
And a fishing man ![]() | ||
North of Song Jiang and West of Shanghai is Sheshan mountain | |||
Carrying a church and an observatorium of 1900![]() |
The Church![]() | ||
Inside the observatorium of 1900![]() |
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Nearby the leaning pagoda of Huzhu Baoguang (ca 1100 AD) in the Tianma Mountain Park | |||
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North of Shanghai in the Chiang Jiang or YangTse River is the third biggest Island of China: Chongming![]() | |||
Sailing by Ferry from Shengqiao, past the peers of Bao Gang Steel![]() |
One sees many ferries ferrying between Chongming Island and the Mainland - 1![]() | ||
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Chongming City reached![]() |
And via Chenhai Highway![]() | ||
A very new Highway![]() |
And still very empty![]() | ||
One reaches the Chongming Wetlands to the East![]() |
A sactuary for migrating birds![]() | ||
Waterbuffalos![]() |
And mankind![]() | ||
Via Xian Bei Port return to Bao Jiang, East of Bao Shan where the Huangpu joins the Chian Jiang![]() |
The costline of Baoshan![]() | ||
The Coastline of Bao Jiang![]() | |||
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