Wednesday, 3 July 2013

Shanghai film park/Qibao

 
 
SHANGHAI FILM PARK
located at 4915 Beisong gong road Chedun town.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Old scenes of Shanghai in the 1930's and '40s.Here many of the famous and popular movies and tv series were shot and produced by the Shanghai film group.






 
Many tourists like to pose and take photos here.Frequently couples tying the knots have their wedding photos here.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 












Replicas of life size shikumen houses of Shanghai

 
 
 
Movies sidekicks and extras having a time out
 
 

 
Old Nanjing road makes pleasant and bring back memories of Shanghai tang days
 
 
 


A scene shooting on water







 
 
 

 
 
 



Some areas near to Waibaidu bridge at Hongkou






Here you can see movie making in reality





Metro line 9





 
 
Popular actress at scene






You can take metro line 9 to Songjiang xincheng and then take a cab or a bus for about 20 kms to the Shanghai film park,Chedun town.
Entrance fees is 50yuan and time opening at 0830 to 1630.


                                         QIBAO old town,
located in Minhang district dating back in years 960-1126 during the Song dynasty.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties it became prosperous and a thriving business center.Qibao is a chinese meaning for SEVEN TREASURES .
Some popular highlights here are the:
1) Qibao temple built in the year 907.The temple built with the Han and Tang dynasties characteristics.
2)CRICKETS fighting ar so popular here where they grow in its natural habitat.Crickets generals like the th fierciest like the Iron Sand and Blue referring to their colours of the neck and feet are hard to find.
3)Shadow Play especially during the golden weeks off.
4SNACKS like the glutinous rice Qibaogao,dried bean curd in lotus leaves (Hebaodoufugan),smoked toads(Xunlanhamo)and smelly tofu are among the various snack s here.
One can easily travel by metro line 9 from downtown to Qibao station and exit through gate 2.Walk for about 100 meters to the Qibao townOr take bus 92 at Shanghai Stadium or bus 87,91,92,513,735,748,803 Shangshe line,Nanjia line,Husong line or Huchen line.Get off at Qibao station.However the easiest is by the metro line 9.







 
 
Popular delicacy pork legs













Always my favourite smelly tofu



 
 
 








































Thursday, 5 July 2012

having fun and be happy: shanghai in my eyes

having fun and be happy: shanghai in my eyes: http://www.everytrail.com/guide/shanghai-classic-walking-tour-and-the-bund http://www.everytrail.com/guide/a-walk-through-time

having fun and be happy: Truly celestial,a fitting mountain for the fairies...

having fun and be happy: Truly celestial,a fitting mountain for the fairies...: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g303685-d550738-r118457491-Mt_Huangshan_Yellow MOUNT HUANGSHAN                       ...

having fun and be happy: Truly celestial,a fitting mountain for the fairies...

having fun and be happy: Truly celestial,a fitting mountain for the fairies...: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g303685-d550738-r118457491-Mt_Huangshan_Yellow MOUNT HUANGSHAN                       ...

Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Tongli,a legend on water and Suzhou gardens

TONGLI,with a history dating back a thousand years,literaaly transport you back to the past in the Ming ,Qing and Song dynasties.
Water,Bridges and canals form the backbone of this wonderful,colourful watertown.Each bridge has a name steeped in history ,like the peace and tranquility bridge,good luck bridge and lasting celebrations bridge.The oldest bridge is the Reflecting Origin bridge built during the Song dynasty 960-1279 while the smallest bridge is called the single step bridge which is only one and half meter in length.The bridges,canals and the reflections on the water with the unique building architecture are enough to mesmerize any tourist,arts lover and history& architecture enthusiates.
Getting to the Tongli from Shanghai is easy.
One could either choose to take the long distance buses from Shanghai directly to Tongli or the trains from one of the three train stations. In this instance we had opted to take the renowned G trains ,known for its speed.
Our departure was at the Shanghai Hongqiao train station.(metro lines 2 &10)Another easy point of departure is from the Shanghai Main Railway station.(metro lines 1,3 & 4)
The fastest G train from Hongqiao takes only slightly more than 20 minutes to reach Suzhou Main railway station.Another point of entry is the Suzhou Industrial Park Railway Station.
There are many trips between these two cities daily and your point of departure will largely depends on where you are staying.


                                               Hongqiao Railway Station,Shanghai
                                             
                                              Some restaurants at the Hongqiao Railway Station
                                            
                                      
                                           1st class seats in G trains

 
 
Speed,efficient and comfort

                               


                                             SUZHOU Main Railway Station

                                             Go up escalator to the Bus Terminal.




   Signs to the destinations.Tongli can be reached either by buses or taxi.Journey time about 45 minutes.Taxi costs about 80Rmb.Buses costs 8Rmb but one can either choose to buy a ticket that includes the entrance fees(80Rmb) to Tongli town plus entrances to several sights.,not inclusive of the Sex museum.




                                                Go down escalator to the Taxi station


 
 
                                            Entrance to Tongli

                                             colourful entrance to the watertown



                                              Shops and restaurants selling local favourites






                                                many choices here



                                              My favourite,Dongpo rou.meaty but i like the skin most....




                                           cormorants for fishing
 
 

                                            Beautiful and lined by eating stalls

                                                Picture perfect...for hire to go around the town


                                                  Gardens


                                    


                                                  SEX museum...Oooooo


                                                Sex museum




                                                      SEX museum

           
                                                  SEx Museum...WOW


                                           Dont miss the local food,cold dishes














                                                To Suzhou,back from Tongli.Suzhou are famous for the many classical gardens.To untrained eyes these may appear just like any chinese gardens but in reality there are many elements of fengshui,and history ,culture in the gardens.
Suzhou has a lot to offer other than the gardens like the Humble Administartors garden,Lingering garden,Lion Grove Garden,Garden of master of nets.Not to be missed are the Hanshan temple,Tiger hill,Panmen scenic area,Silk museum,Shangtang old streets.





                                             Going back to Shanghai Via the Suzhou main railway station.




                                               SUZHOU MAIN railway station





 
 
 
 

Our trip back to Shanghai by the G train to Shanghai Main Railway Station at Zhabei takes about 45 minutes.