Lined with Western and Chinese retail stores and restaurants, East Nanjing road is one of the busiest street in Shanghai.
Lujiazui is located in the Pudong New District on the eastern bank of Huangpu River. It is the only finance and trade zone in mainland China.
Lots of stalls at the Dongtai Lu antique market are full of these ceramic revolutionary figurines. Foreigner tourists must be very thrilled by taking one home.
Shanghai is hot and very humid in summertime. Tourists and locals alike often look for some shade to rest. One can also sit right outside a retail shop which continuously blows cold air.
Xintiandi in the former French Concession has become the place to go for fancy after work drinks and trendy diners.
Since the beginning of its development in 1990, Pudong has become China's financial and commercial hub. Pudong is home to the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center.
What amazes me in China is that you can always pack twice as much people in a bus as what the safety sign says.
Large round gates are classical features of Chinese architecture.
Taoist priests leading disciples in a Sunday religious ritual.
Wish for love, money or wisdom before tying your ribbon to a tree.
A fruity infusion savored late in the afternoon in a small local tea house.
Century Avenue station, located right in the heart of Pudong, is one of the busiest stations on the Shanghai Metro network serving four lines.
Candid shot of a group of monks visiting the Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai.
Francois Marechal Photography
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