CHINA!

Touring Shanghai
Chung Ning Children's Palace school, a silk rug factory, shopping!
Yu Yuan garden, walking along the Bund,
good-bye dinner at Tony Roma's
panorama of Shanghai

July 3

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The Children�s Palace is where kids (3-14) can go after school or on breaks to learn things that are not taught in their schools.  We saw ballet, calligraphy, drawing, singing, violins, and much more. 

The Weaving Factory was fascinating.  They weave silk into carpets. One carpet can take anywhere from 3 months to 9 years to make, depending on how big the carpet is and how many knots are used to make that carpet.

   
These carpets are about 3 feet * 2 feet.  The number of knots determines how long it takes to make the rug.  From right to left, it takes 3 months, 1 year, and 3 years to make these rugs.

    
Some people in our group didn't know the expense of what they were laying on.

Yu Yuan Garden was very pretty.  The dragons in this garden were my favorite part!

The Bund is a river. We walked along it and you could see many of the buildings in Shanghai, including the third tallest building in the world.  It looks really futuristic.     

This panoramic view is also available in a single picture below.

Going away party.  Sad!  But it was a fun dinner!

(The people I know) Me, Mia, Danae, Rosalinda (and hubby), Lance, Sean

Jennifer, Lisa, Roxanne, Nancy, Dad and Mom, Francesca, Alexandra, Tom, Jan, Josh, Stephanie

       
Left:  A Catholic church in Shanghai--the night shot didn't work very well.

Click the picture above for a panoramic view (180 degrees) of Shanghai