lcloo
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I was in shanghai, ning bo , etc. .... last month and went to the place where they photograph the shanghai sklyline .
If you are impressed by shiny buildings , this is the place for you , but if you are a history buff or more into the culture aspect , shanghai will disappoint you.
Being my first visit to china , i wanted a quintessential chinese experience , not an asian attempt at becoming another western city.
So i liked your tea making/drinking experience and taking photographs of the old type architecture (gates, buildings, etc.).
Surprisingly lots of chinese were also taking photographs of your old architecture.
With modernity , our countries should not lose our unique identities , which make each country interesting.
Sorry if i derailed your trolling attempt .
It is incorrect to state that Shanghai is attempting to become a western city. It is a modern city but not a western city, being modern does not meant it is western.
The Bunk, where you walked while in Shanghai was a western city way back to 100 years ago, and many buildings bearing western architect were built by western colonists from 100 years ago to 1949. These were sections of Shanghai leased to foreign powers (US, UK, France, Germany, Japan etc) who using gunboats bullying the weak Qing China to give up control of Shanghai port.