Tag: must-visit attractions in Shanghai

  • Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) Street Food

    Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) Street Food

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    China Trip – Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4) -After touring Yu Yuan Garden, we went to explored further around the area surrounding Yu Yuan, only then we found out that the famous Shanghai Old Street (Shanghai Laojie) is located right next to Yu Yuan. It’s another attraction that is located in the travel guide. To be exact, Yu Yuan is actually part of Shanghai Old Street.

    At there you will find lots of retail outlet, as well as building built during the Qing Dynasty, and also street food! There’s a street at Shanghai Laojie which sells various type of Shanghai Street Food like stinly toufu, fried chicken finger, fruits, crab, chicken, noodle, BBQ and more!

    The food does in fact look good, but then hygiene wise, not really good. Though, brother and I did try out some food at there. We prefer eating out at a restaurant.

    After eating, we walked to the Yu Yuan Shanghai Metro station, and headed to Pudong area next.

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)
    Huge fruit slice at only 2RMB/piece.

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)
    Deep Fried Chicken Fingers.

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)
    Liang Pi Cold Noodle, a cold noodle-like Chinese dish made from rice flour.

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)
    Pirated DVD and Blu-Ray in Shanghai.

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)
    Bing Tang Hu Lu 冰糖葫芦.

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)
    Cloth and undergarments are all hang this way to dry out. Chinese said it’s bad luck to walk under them.

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)
    An Islamic mosque in Shanghai.

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)

    China Trip - Shanghai: Laojie (Old Street) 上海老街 (Day 4)
    Brother bought a mask to protect from the icy cold breeze.

  • Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple

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    China Trip – Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙) (Day 4) – We alighted at Yu Yuan Garden from the City Sightseeing Bus, Yu Yuan, literally means Yu Garden is located in the Old City of Shanghai, which is also next to the famous Chenghuang Miao (Cheng Huang Temple).

    The Yu Yuan is one of the must-visit attractions in Shanghai as it is considered as one of the most lavish and finest Chinese garden. You can head over there by Shanghai Metro Line 10’s Yuyuan Garden Station.

    It’s a very commercialised tourist spot now with many retail outlet selling clothing, gifts, food and more. Yuyuan was first established in 1559 as a private garden and now is a famous tourist destination. You can find the famous and some said it’s the best Xiao Long Bao at there – Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao.

    Yu Yuan 豫园

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)
    Selling Malaysian’s Nangka at RMB10 per box.

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)
    Inside Yu Yuan with many food outlet, spot Starbucks Coffee.

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)
    High tech toilet with LED ticket telling you the time on how long one has been in there and status.

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Chenghuang Miao 城隍庙

    After checking out Yuyuan, another attraction that could not be missed is the famous Chenghuang Temple. It’s RMB10 per entry. Chenghuang Miao, also known as City God Temple is a Taoist temple which was built more than 500 years ago during 1400.

    Although there’s Chenghuang Temple in Penang & else where in Malaysia, but then the features, the temple style and the type of Gods are a little bit different. The God’s statue in the temple here are somewhat, cuter. HAHA.

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)
    Entrance to Chenghuang Miao.

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)
    Pay your entrance fee of RMB10 through this little hole.

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)

    Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden 豫园 & Cheng Huang Taoist Temple (Cheng Huang Miao 城隍庙)
    Brother warming his hand by the fire place.

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