A Hike up the World's Longest Arch Bridge

Today, I brought my parents to Lupu Bridge, Shanghai - the longest arch bridge in the world, bearing a 550m-long arch span. This bridge is one of the bridges connecting Shanghai's Puxi to Pudong. I didn't know that this is the longest arch bridge in the world until I googled and read about it.

I wonder why this isn't listed as one of Shanghai's tourist spot beause to me, it is a must-see site. I only get to know that we are allowed to climb to the top of the arch after living in Shanghai for more than 3 years. What a shame!



A view at the bottom of the bridge, admiring the art and wonders of engineering. It's amazing how engineering changed our lives.



Mum & Dad standing at the bottom of the arch, with the World Expo construction at the background.


A pose with Haibao, the mascot of World Expo 2010. To me, it looks like a tooth, but it is actually a Chinese word ‘人‘ (human).




The Lupu Bridge. I always see this on my way to airport. Didn't know that we could actually hike up the arch of the bridge.


Going up...



The World Expo 2010 construction site.



The Huangpu River view from the arch.


Boats and ships sailing along the Huangpu River.



Getting higher and scarier. I realized I am afraid of heights. I dare not go anywhere near the the edge of the arch.





The China Pavilion on the Pudong side of the World Expo site. I wish I can be here again next year to take a picture of the completed site.



At the peak of the arch, overlooking to the Pudong side.


At the peak of the arch, overlooking to the Puxi side.




Bye bye bridge... going down.


Great site to visit in Shanghai. This is another place I would definitely recommend friends and visitors!

Bird Market & Antique Street

Dragon Boat festival on 28 May last Thursday was a holiday in China. I brought Mum and Dad to the Bird Market and Antique Street at Xizang Nan Lu and Dong Tai Lu.

This is indeed an interesting place to visit coz there was just so much to see.

There are crickets, real huge ones used for cricket fight purpose. There was a huge chain of crickets being sold in bamboos or rattan mini ‘sepak takraw’. As we walk closer, the sound of crickets were so loud that I felt as though I was in a jungle.

There are lots of worms. Those used to feed fishes, birds, and also these huge cocoons type. I didn’t even know they were worms until I saw them moving and crawling. Damn creepy crawlies…



The Chinese just breed almost everything. From baby crickets, to baby tortoise, to baby frogs… yulks.

Very attractive and colorful birds.


A bird with a leash around it's neck. This is really cool!



After Bird Market, we went across the street to Dong Tai lu, the Antique Street. This is an interesting street as not only we can see many old artifacts, we could also see the life of traditional Shanghainese living in old shanghai lane houses.










Very colorful miniatures of Chairman Mao.


Dad saying 'Hi!' to Chairman Mao's mini statue.



Here are some old building structures, a very meaningful walk down Dong Tai road where we saw the way of life of the old Shanghainese. Took a peek into their houses and we could see narrow and dirty old kitchens and living hall.

Dad is adventurous enough to pose as one of the Shanghainese, relaxing in front of the lane houses. He also went into the housing alleys to have a look and pose for a picture.

I will definitely recommend these 2 places to visitors in Shanghai. Though they are not listed as one of the tourist spots, but it's really worth visiting as you can see hobbies of Shanghainese and have a look at the old Shanghainese house structure and the places they live in.