Lu Bolang Restaurant 绿波浪

On our last evening in Shanghai the principals of our partner school treated us to dinner at the splendid  绿波浪 Lu Bolang (Green Wave) restaurant located in the heart of the Yuyuan Bazaar.  This restaurant is designed like a two story Ming dynasty tea pavilion. It sits atop a lake with a bridge of nine turns leading up to the door.  The restaurant is famous not only because it is so beautiful but also because celebrities such as Bill and Hillary Clinton, Castro and Queen Elizabeth have all dined here. We had a private room upstairs where you could look out and see the lake shimmering with all its dancing lights. A very memorable evening.

City God Temple - Chenghuang Miao

Chenghuang Miao

Worshippers

Lighting incense sticks

Monk studying

In the Yuyuan Garden district we visited a beautiful old Taoist temple called the Chenghuang Miao, or City God Temple. The temple was built in the 15th century during Ming dynasty.  The temple was very active that day with many people burning incense and praying to their deities.

Western Franchises

Should one tire of the local fare they need not go very far to satisfy their American tastebuds. Western fast food places such as Starbucks, Pizza Hut, KFC and McDonalds are ubiquitous.