Author Archives: Pushpitha Wijesinghe
Zhouzhuang – the perfect picture post card city
0China is host to many little water cities where lakes and rivers interconnect. However Zhouzhuang is one such water city which is in the limelight. In fact the city which is about one hour away from Shanghai has been dubbed the ‘Venice of the East’. What propelled Zhouzhuang to its high esteem, tourism wise, was a painting by Chen Yifei. This artist exhibited 38 of his paintings in New York. One painting was titled ‘Memory …
Shanghai Wild Animal Zoo – Going wild in China
0Shanghai Wild Animal Zoo was the first national grade wildlife zoo in China. It is located in San Zao Town in Pudong and is just about 22 miles from the Shanghai city centre. After 50 years of growth and improvement, the Shanghai Zoo has become one of the top animal sanctuaries in Shanghai and is a perfect place for a perfect family outing. Covering a vast area of about 153 hectares the zoo showcases more …
