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BenJ
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Joined: July 08, 2009
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Location: France, Lyon - PRC, Shanghai
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Oct 21, 2009 - 08:46 PM |
 
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| Post subject: Re: Disappointment in China! |
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| well, sadly, the only good part of town is really small, the rest of the city is full of ancient buildings that are falling apart. |
The ancient buildings are the best part of this city, everything build after 1990 looks like Lego building, with a lot of kitsch and bad taste to make bricks stick together. |
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SnappySammy
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Joined: Nov 01, 2007
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Nov 13, 2009 - 05:46 AM |
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| Post subject: Re: Disappointment in China! |
| BenJ wrote: |
| jetx wrote: |
| well, sadly, the only good part of town is really small, the rest of the city is full of ancient buildings that are falling apart. |
The ancient buildings are the best part of this city, everything build after 1990 looks like Lego building, with a lot of kitsch and bad taste to make bricks stick together. |
So so wrong....The ancient buildingd in Shanghai are old , lacking charm..reminds me of all the old apts in Paris with their extra small rooms and leaky pipes and really foul ordors.....The sooner they rebuild Shanghai and Paris the Better..  |
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bleepingbleeper
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Joined: June 18, 2009
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Nov 20, 2009 - 01:24 PM |
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^ i think the old buildings in shanghai look nice from the outside. gives the place some character and sense of history. yeah, lots are probably torn up inside, but how about just some remodeling?
i think some of the (relatively) newer places are just terrible. was riding a taxi around hongqiao area yesterday to get to bubba's bbq and went past an area filled with cookie-cutter pink apt buildings. they had the large bricks in alternating pattern lining each of the buildings' 4 corners to give them a more refined look. upon closer inspection, i discovered that these were not interlaced bricks, but painted rectangles made to look like bricks. all i can do is shake my head... |
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