Shanghai- Day 1,2
We arrived here yesterday and all I can say is WOW.
This is a huge modern city with all of the apparent amenities of most Western cities.The architecture of the many skyscrapers is stunning. The city appears clean and very organized.
Instead of taking the organized tour of the city, I accepted an invitation to to travel 3 hours to visit a furniture factory with one of my travel companions who is in that business and has a supplier. The ride out to the Hangzhou was very interesting since we got to see how industrialized the area is. There were many factories, powerplants, apartment buildings, as well as farm areas. The pollution is as bad as we expected- grey skies and heavy air. The factory made cast aluminum a well as plastic wicker leisure furniture for export. See the pictures.
I'll have more to repor when I have more time- I have to go now,
Rosa