In Shanghai
Ralf Haller
June 5th, 2007
After more than 10 years I am back again in China for a week-long business trip. Our customer reserved a hotel in the so-called French Concession area with a green garden even, which is quite unique here. The city has developed further out from the Bund area, and across the Huangpu river the new Pudong business district has emerged. The last time I was here there was one one tower (The Pearl Tower) but nothing else, not even the new airport. Very interesting was the new train station in the south west of the city. A round airport-like glass and steel construction was built with the train platforms below the building. You have to check in and x-ray your luggage like at the airport (no passport check though). A high speed train now connects Shanghai and Hangzhou in the south west and the 170km journey is done in about one hour. Of course the average transportation even in Shanghai is mostly not that high-tech yet…
