Blog on Shanghai and China

Shanghai can be divided by the Huangpu River 黄浦江 into two parts: Puxi 浦西 and Pudong 浦东.  Literally, Puxi means West 东 of Pu 浦 (as in the Huangpu River) and Pudong means East 西 of Pu 浦.

Puxi 浦西 is where most of the historical, commercial, and tourist activity are.  Activity radiates from bank of the Huangpu river, making the hottest districts Huangpu 黄浦区, Luwan 卢湾区, Jiangan 静安区, and Xuhui 徐汇区.

Pudong 浦东 is the newer part of Shanghai.  Over the last decade or two, skyscrapers, financial districts and high-tech areas seem to have gone up over night.  It's new, shiny, and perhaps a bit cold and futuristic compared to the old, crowded, chaotic districts in Puxi 浦西.  Then again, with so many residents and visitors, there's no where that's really "empty" or "quiet" in Shanghai!

Here's another map showing the main attractions in Shanghai.  You can super-impose it with the district map above to see the concentration of activity.

BTW, is this not the most boring blog post?  I thought this intro might be educational and helpful but way to kick this blog off on a snoozer...