Vibrant doesn’t even begin to cover the sense that you get when you first arrive in Shanghai. Considered to be the largest and most developed of all the great cities of China, Shanghai has a fairly modern history, being nothing more than a fishing village until the opiate wars of the 1840’s, the result saw the village split into French, American and British districts, with remnants of these colonial times evident today.
Shanghai embraces change, the cityscape constantly evolving, with each new building taking the mantle of being bigger, brighter, and bolder than the last, all in keeping with this city’s obsession with mirroring and surpassing the West; although modern in tastes and stature, Shanghai still has its traditional touches, slip down between the impossibly modern buildings to discover temples and contemplation gardens, all making this the perfect place to experience how East can meet West to create something truly special.