After you’ve seen your third or fourth Maserati cruising the streets of Shanghai, it can be easy to forget that this place is run by something called the Communist Party. And then, one day, you do something mundane, like visit the restroom in the university building where you work. And when you look out the […]
Posts by: cgschina
Happy two days after Independence Day!
July 3, 2013 at 7:10 am
Nice try, guys. (Read carefully and you’ll see what I mean. You can click on the photo to make it larger).
Nanjing Road – Then and Now
July 3, 2013 at 5:15 am
In 1911, citizens of Shanghai hung five-color republican flags along Nanjing Road, in support of the revolution. In 2013, B.U. students drink coconut milk out of–what else?–coconuts on Nanjing Road. The street is now mostly pedestrian-only, and it functions as a bustling tourist and shopping destination in downtown Shanghai. The five horizontal stripes on the […]
Wheels Everywhere
July 2, 2013 at 6:18 am
Much has been made, with good reason, about the recent rise of cars and car culture in China. But one of the most striking aspects of the streets (and sidewalks!) of Shanghai is that they are filled with a wide variety of motorized, two-wheeled vehicles. Scooters, mopeds, and bikes–some of them gas-powered, but many more […]
The former no. 29 Rue de Moliere
June 30, 2013 at 2:47 am
That was the address of this house when Dr. Sun Yatsen lived here, in the beautiful section of Shanghai known as the former French Concession. It’s now a museum, and the street is now known as Xiangshan Lu. Since we will be discussing the 1911 Revolution in class Monday, I thought I might pay a […]
The Students visit Yu Gardens
June 28, 2013 at 6:33 am
In their fist week in Shanghai, the CGS students participated in orientation, began their intensive language study, and got a chance to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Yu Gardens in Shanghai. (And according to their account of events, it didn’t hurt that the gardens are located adjacent to some extensive tourist shopping areas). This is […]
