Saturday was the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival, one of the biggest holidays in China. China was well decorated for the Mid-Autumn Festival and we couldn’t go anywhere without seeing tons of huge, red Chinese lanterns decorating buildings, streets, and temples. I’m sure I saw around a million different Chinese lanterns after eleven days in China!
Melyssa and I dedicated Saturday to exploring the city of Shanghai. We headed to the “touristy”, central part of Shanghai, known for the huge buildings and towers. We saw, The Bund, The Oriental Pearl Tower, the World Finance Center, and the Jin Mao Tower.
Melyssa and I went to the Jin Mao Observatory 88, which is a viewing and sightseeing hall, where we enjoyed an aerial view of Shanghai. The sightseeing hall is on the 88th floor of the Jin Mao Tower. The view was breathtaking! I was quickly reminded that Shanghai is a city of over 16.5 million people. Skyscrapers and buildings dominated the landscape, as rivers and roads, wound around and through the city!
After experiencing the view of Shanghai 340 meters high, we headed to Nanjing Road, the busiest part of Shanghai! It was out of control! There were mobs of people everywhere. I am sure that I saw and came in contact with over a million people in 4 hours. Melyssa and I explored Nanjing Road and headed to Yuyaun Gardens, where there were tons of people and shops, but no real gardens, so we decided to call it a day and relax for the night.
Melyssa and I enjoyed our last night in Shanghai at Xin Tian Di, a local and upscale, restaurant and jazz club area. Melyssa and I enjoyed dinner together and the entertainment of live piano music.
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