A designed rolling lawn, with shady trees above, a favorite for those who work nearby, perfect for lunch breaks & for others who just want to relax. This in Shanghai.
A #Chinese woman who served 4 years in #prison over her video reports from #Wuhan during the early days of the #pandemic has been released from a #Shanghai prison facility, following more than a week of online speculation about her whereabouts.
Zhang Zhan, 40 years old, was detained & sentenced by a Chinese court in 2020 after #documenting in more than 120 vids how #Covid19 ravaged the city where the #coronavirus was first detected.
An alternative can style used for Shanghai Disneyland’s Toy Story Land. Instead of the multicolor, LEGO brick-style look, a simple bright green design similar to other monochromatic cans found throughout the Shanghai park.
At 20 some million inhabitants in its metro area, it's by far the most populous city I've ever been to.
As I was landing, looking down into the winding streets of the city, I got the feeling that this was a place one could get lost in and never found again.
That intimidated me a bit.
So, getting blackout drunk on mezcal during a business dinner and wandering out in the streets was probably not a good idea.
Anyways - I just found out I'll have to go to Shanghai next month for a work event and it turns out it's twice as populous as CDMX, so that should be an interesting experience.
On a related note - anyone got recommendations for what to do when visiting Shanghai for the first time?
Bubble fun at Shanghai Disneyland! Head over to Tomorrowland to spend time with this trash can modified with a bubble blowing machine. #TrashCanTuesday
The #Chinese#artist's distinctive style blends #Asian tradition with modern sensibilities, attracting global clients and resonating with audiences worldwide.
"Urumqi Road" is compiled from footage of thousands of mostly young people who spilled out onto the streets of Shanghai & other #Chinese cities in late Nov 2022 to mourn deaths of a #Uyghur family in #Urumqi, #Xinjiang.
#Chinese activist filmmaker Chen Pinlin has been charged in Shanghai with “picking quarrels & provoking trouble,” according to #HumanRights NGOs & media sources in Hong Kong & Taiwan.
#CommitteeToProtectJournalists said: on Jan. 5 police in #Shanghai arrested Chen, who produced & released a film called “Not the Foreign Force” in English & “Urumqi Road” in Chinese. Chen aka Plato, has been held at Baoshan Detention Center; charged on Feb. 18.
Internationaler Tag der Muttersprache: Chinas Dialekte verschwinden
300 verschiedene Sprachen und Dialekte gibt es in China, doch viele sind vom Aussterben bedroht - auch, weil die Staatsführung will, dass alle Menschen Hochchinesisch sprechen. Zum Internationalen Tag der Muttersprache berichtet Eva Lamby-Schmitt.