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The West side of the Hangpu River, with its colonial buildings
The East side, Pudong, the modern city, with the space-age Pearl Tower and a constant flow of ships bearing timber, passengers, etc.
Plastic bottled water, with a space-age label
The space-age bullet train (MagLev) with a speed fin
Is it possible to balance nature and the big city?
To balance nature, tradition, modern knowledge? The courtyard of the Shanghai Library, the largest library in Asia
To balance linear high-rise housing with the red circle of tradition?
China is still bureaucratic. Lots of paperwork. Lots of receipts and forms to fill out. But all the vendors we encountered were scrupulously honest, and everyone showed us respect and responded as best they could for any helped we asked.
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