Transportation

The Shanghai Metro has become one of the newest and fastest-growing rapid transit systems in the world. The metro is growing and is the longest and most advanced in China. They also have elevated walk ways and roads.

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Festivals

Chinese new year is a very important tradition in Shanghai. The Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival takes place every year and offers tea tasting and traditional Chinese tea ceremonies. Much of China is in tune to the cultural center of Shanghai. They hold a Asian music festival and a cultural crafts fair almost every year. They also hold the prestigious Shanghai International Film Festival or SIFF, which is one of the most famous East Asia film festival.

FOOD!

FOOD FOOD FOOD!!!

Most people will often group Asian food together as one generic mixture of rice and chopsticks. However, not all asian countries use the same ingredients or prepare food the sam eway, even though rice is considered as staple food throughout Asia. Shanghai is no exception. Shanghai has unique food that although isn't completely their own, has been modified to their liking and have developed traditions with the food. They vary from high class gourment food to normal peasant food. Shanghai's cooking is most known for their flavorful and heavy use of spices and sauces in the dishes. Soy sauce and unlike traditional Chinese cuisine, sugar is often used to take out the sourness of a food. And what be even more surprising is that sugar and soy sauce are used together for that reason. Although rice is used as a main side dish, noodles are eaten just as much as rice in Shanghai. And since Shanghai is a seaport city, seafood is often included in dishes, like crabs, crayfish and squid. The typical Shanghai chef will "marinate" the meats in various alcohol and use the technique called "Red Cooking" for stew. Shanghai is also known for their famous Shanghai fired noodles which resemble french fries.

Shanghai Pictures

Shanghai; An overview

China's largest city and the 21st century's growing metropolitan area, Shanghai, is more than meets the eye. Located in the Jiangsu Providence of China, Shanghai is also one of the greatest sea port cities in the world. But besides the fancy restaurants and tall buildings and skyscrapers, there are people and cultures that are hard to spot. So I will divide my posts into categories about the city of Shanghai. I will include things like culture, food, places and festivals.