I blogged about Tianai Road, the sweet love road before (click here for previous blog).

I guess after visiting a park, people usually need to do some grocery shopping. That is why there was a small wet market in front of the west gate of Lu Xun Park. Read More…

Lu Xun Park is located right beside the Hongkou Football Stadium at North Sichuan Road. Although the park is named after the famous Chinese writer Lu Xun,Lu Xun Park might be the most vividly living park in Shanghai. Not for tourists, totally serves the local communities needs. It also reminded me of the parks back in 1980s where my parents usually took me to for holidays. Read More…

The weather during 2009 National Day Golden week in Shanghai is what we call Best Season in Shanghai except 1st Oct. It was dry, clear, breezy and sunny. What a waste if I didn’t go out! So I decided to go around Hongkou District.

In local Shanghainese mind, Hongkou district is regarded as an unpleasant or lower end district like Zhabei District (Jingan District, Luwan District and Xuhui District are usually regarded good districts in Shanghai). But these two districts are actually very close to the city centre and the river. Why they are less developed? Okay, I haven’t found the answer yet. Read More…