China Travel Advice, Info, Articles & Much More http://www.celestial-china.com/blog China Travel Advice, Info, Articles & Much More Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:49:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 en Shanghai, Manhattan of China http://www.celestial-china.com/blog/2006/12/24/shanghai-manhattan-of-china/ http://www.celestial-china.com/blog/2006/12/24/shanghai-manhattan-of-china/#comments Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:30:41 +0000 celestialchina China Shanghai http://www.celestial-china.com/blog/2006/12/24/shanghai-manhattan-of-china/ Like many international metropoli composed of immigrants, Shanghai is a bustling boom town. But whereas Manhattan grew explosively in the 19th century, Shanghai is experiencing that phenomenon now.

Rapidly becoming a world economic powerhouse, there is more construction occurring in Shanghai than anywhere else on Earth. Hundreds of cranes daily swing girders over the streets as the inhabitants (approaching 20 million) speed by below. Continue Reading

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