1. The Bund, with all its glorious neoclassical architecture:

2. The quintessential view of the Pudong skyline...

3. ...whatever time of day:

4. The neon signage of Nanjing Road:

5. The view of the city from the Oriental Pearl TV Tower:

6. The Nanpu Bridge and superhighways:

7. The sobering juxtaposition of Old Shanghai and New Shanghai:

8. The City God Temple (Chenghuang Miao) that dates all the way back to the Ming Dynasty...

9. ...and the Yuyuan Garden, which it connects to:

10. The graffiti and art galleries that line Moganshan Road ("M50"), Shanghai's emerging contemporary art district:

11. The dynamism of the street food vendors all over the city:

12. The leafy streets and architecture of the former French Concession:


13. The ancient water town in the Qingpu District:

14. The basilica at the top of Sheshan Hill:

15. And of course, the vibrant local culture:
