On Shaanxi Lu, near Huaihai Lu, a lot of small entrepreneurs set up shop on the street. They sell mostly dvds, illegal copies, that will go for around 6 to 7 Renminbi. Buying your dvds here is less advisable as you can get the same dvds in real shops for the same price. If the […]

Real estate is still very much hot in Shanghai. There’s construction going in within 10 minutes of where ever you start walking.
Most projects have an English name as well. The idea of an “International” name is, that will make it more appealing to potential buyers.
They don’t worry so much about the name itself, […]

A very traditional way of making cotton candy. Taken in the streets around Yuyuan, the so-called old city of Shanghai.

I spend a lot of time in Shanghai in taxis. Partly because of convenience, partly because the price is good. Especially when you live in the centre and most places are at a 11 Rmb distance. Most taxis still have a kind of driver protection, a plastic shield, although the iron bars next to the […]

This fruit stand used to be located a couple of houses down the road but that part has been closed with bricks as the whole block is slowly being demolished. Now it’s here, holding out for some more time while the roof of the second floor has been marked as unlivable.