China is changing rapidly… It was writen in the Lonely Planet that the bus from Huangshan to Shanghai takes 11 hours… They built new expressways and they use new buses now. It took me only 6 hours and 97 yuan to go from Tunxi to Shanghai…
Shanghai – The Peal of Orient… Brand new bus station, long walk to the subway. 4 y for the ticket with magnetic strip… Big city, expensive city – it is worth to book the room at least for the first night in advance! I stay in the Capitain Hostel – very nice located – close to the Bund but quite far from the subway station. They charge 60 y for the bunk beds in dormitory or 360 per huge double with bath… Round the corner there are little local “restaurants” offering inexpensive Chinese dishes like steamed baodzy – I like them and they are safe to eat. In the evening I took unforgettable walk along the bank of the river. The views of iluminated skycrapers are great. The “colonial” architecture of the Bund is also nice and impressive, a lot of people is walking alond the promenade… What a evening! I think that the night view of Shanghai is even more impressive that the day time image…
