Author Archives: Pushpitha Wijesinghe
Yuyuan Garden – the garden of peace and comfort
0Shanghai is on the fast lane, with developments taking place every week and their middle class working seven days of the week in the hopes of making it to the big league. Think it, and it’s just about to be achieved in the metropolis that is so driven towards the future it’s almost impossible for the rest of the world to keep up. Once the playground of the elite social world, today Shanghai has morphed …
Dragon Boat Festival, an event like no other
0The Dragon Boat Festival, known traditionally as the Duanwu Festival, is a popularly celebrated event in the regions of China and other Asian nations. Various names are used to denote the festival in the different countries, but the theme of the festival is similar. In China the festival is also known as the Double Fifth, as it falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the lunar-based Chinese calendar. The traditional festivities associated …
The Bund – From Port City To Major Financial Hub
0In a city that is filled loads of attractions for tourists, the Bund in Shanghai is one that should always be at the top every traveler’s list. Considered by many as one of the most beautiful areas of the city, it can be considered the Champs-Elysees of China. The walkway is steeped in history and this stroll down the bank of Huangpu River will literally take through the different phases in the development of Shanghai. …
