Ni hao ! A day in Shanghai is a “one day one pic” blog based on my Chinese discoveries. All the best from Shanghai.Tumblr (3.0; @adayinshanghai)http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59b8bd50fe5915b481fcc2bb7c70b9c0/tumblr_mmi9yiFgen1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come” - Chinese Proverb</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/50078977288http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/50078977288Fri, 10 May 2013 17:11:14 +0800Chinese ProverbMusicChinaShanghaijing'an<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/13cc3e4d2b429bb44573bcbbc89fc74b/tumblr_mlooihMr9G1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pink is the new Red #2</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/49926418619http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/49926418619Wed, 08 May 2013 19:00:39 +0800ShanghaiShanghai StylechinapinkAdidas<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3f5abf5cc0a7b7e4e2a6a2e6006d3c10/tumblr_mmepsyfsrr1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shanghai Vintage.</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/49847798739http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/49847798739Tue, 07 May 2013 19:00:27 +0800ShanghaiChinaShanghai StyleVintage1930ssidecars<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7bb509064f15967d7fef78befa54792/tumblr_mlosvpC42j1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The break.</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/48766735201http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/48766735201Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:00:27 +0800ShanghaiChinaRestaurantsociety<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a1bf2984eb6bb23c88ac0035452cbacf/tumblr_mloolpbZjz1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nankeen Blue.</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/48677968679http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/48677968679Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:08:27 +0800Silk RoadChinaShanghaitechnicolor series<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b93edf5c626648bbc56158717c90cfd/tumblr_mhl362A39M1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fight</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/47529156703http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/47529156703Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:30:28 +0800H7N9bird flufluShanghaiChina<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/07defea09b65992db9024b6ad66c04ca/tumblr_mkxo6n5x1R1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>H7N9</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/47449346310http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/47449346310Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:06:23 +0800H7N9bird fluShanghaiChinaflu<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e096c0618ba252e18c379cfaa0aab0cb/tumblr_mjcpo4gctj1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Many Shanghainese women benefited from half a day off to celebrate women’s day. <br/> Hot springs were apparently a hot spot. Here lavender spa.<br/> And around : yin&yang spa, pink clouds, lotus, honey, red wine and even eggplant spa. 38¥ for women today only.</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/44867476257http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/44867476257Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:08:40 +0800WomenChinaShanghaihot spring<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f286b2457d27b097735344ad02dd37b5/tumblr_mj3atqbHhC1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Two days ago, the conductor Marc Minkowski and his “band” <em>Les musiciensdu Louvre Grenoble</em> performed in Shanghai with their favorite repertoire, Baroque music. </span><span>Gluck and </span><span>Rameau mainly but also Mozart and Schubert.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Has Minkowski been briefed about the Shanghainese audience or did he act just as usual ? Anyway, Shanghai loved him.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>By making the audience part of the concert, by directing and encouraging it to clap hands on the “Indes Galantes” lively air, by adding on his own comments to the tragic story of Don Juan “this typical European guy who doesn’t care of anyone nor anything expect his own pleasure”; by lastly acting as a gentleman himself and offering the traditional bunch of flowers to a beautiful (Asian) violinist. (A coincidence ?)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>It was not only a classical music concert but an entertaining show. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Shanghai </span><span>(ba)rocks!</span></p> <pre> <!--EndFragment--> </pre></p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/44701309408http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/44701309408Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:00:00 +0800BaroqueConcertMusicBaroque MusicMinkowskiRameauGluckShanghaiChina<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/00ea2d3bfdcc6e8f6427da53335c073d/tumblr_mhxajrGk5y1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Paris celebrates CNY. Happy Year of the Water Snake. 新年快乐！</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/42611973757http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/42611973757Sat, 09 Feb 2013 06:31:03 +0800CNYchinese new yearsnakechinaShanghaiPariszodiac<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3b7935a70a8c049dffd8d1f72a0ccddb/tumblr_mhr64sTizG1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>China pioneer.</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/42355144281http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/42355144281Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:11:36 +0800kidstoyschinashanghaimarketingpsygangnam styleendorsementCNY<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3eab92d6090419b1e6b2a5528f5c2a19/tumblr_mhg44aWQpx1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chinese New Year. </p> <p>Coming soon.</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/42268384938http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/42268384938Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:00:41 +0800Chinese new yearCNYYear of the SnakeRedShanghaiChinalingerie<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0af190ef00211512f7face8e56120b97/tumblr_mhffsnugIf1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Advertising. </p> <p>Chinese NY coming soon. In all Chinese families.</p> <p>Here : 2 grand parents (probably on the father’s side), 2 parents and … 2 children. Twins or an allusion to the <a href="http://www.bjreview.com.cn/forum/txt/2011-04/22/content_353096_2.htm" title="To abolish the one child policy or not ?" target="_blank">debate</a> on the end of the one-child policy in Shanghai ? </p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/42088070059http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/42088070059Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:15:16 +0800CNYFamilySocietyChinaChinese New YearOne Child PolicyAdvertisingShanghai<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bc718728eb7678fd72f3e27c7ff56d59/tumblr_mhf83lBl3b1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nothing new.<br/> But in the CCTV news.<br/> Which ironically is good news.</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41855281947http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41855281947Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:39:04 +0800chinashanghaipollutionairair contaminationenvironmentsocietyhealthcctv<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/63b252eb79d9abdf8a448dfa09e50ce3/tumblr_mh9q5oj8Oh1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fast (plastic) food.</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41777550705http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41777550705Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:00:48 +0800ShanghaiChinaGastronomyFoodRestaurant<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/84da08b0aad35ff4fdcd1fe301181c3d/tumblr_mh9pi4brTm1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Year of the Snake. Coming soon. </p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41692998875http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41692998875Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:00:51 +0800snakechinese new yearCNYChinese ZodiacShanghaiChinaBulgarijewelleryDiamonds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca979352c028f3da68f641cbaebc3b96/tumblr_mgrqmqqViD1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of the Shanghainese favorite spots to take pictures @ Art Deco 1933 former slaugtherhouse.</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41352637228http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41352637228Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:00:50 +0800ShanghaiArt DecoChinaPhotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8ca3aa1eb6f82202d2c841d7a666bdeb/tumblr_mh3wv2KZUJ1r1llrso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41332795787http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41332795787Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:27:56 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/192915c82dafc7a5175b2b42e7f28918/tumblr_mgsrcyq8Ja1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>2 styles, 1 color. </p> <p>Pink is the new red.</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41270638228http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41270638228Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:00:48 +0800pinkShanghaiFashionStyleChina<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ca6f41b420d1aae5b4728feaaeccff58/tumblr_mgsrmpXGzc1qm9401o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Former police station, former school, former administrative offices. In this order.</p> <p>Currently a <a href="http://en.thedesignrepublic.com/index.php" title="Design Republic" target="_blank">design store</a>. This is new Shanghai.</p>http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41168108007http://adayinshanghai.tumblr.com/post/41168108007Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:46:52 +0800ShanghaiDesignChinaBaccarat