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The new district of Pudong in Shanghai, is a spectacular place to walk around in the evening. I like to wander down to the park on the shore line of the Huangpu River. With the skyscrapers and towers of Pudong behind you, you can look out across the river to the old part of Shanghai, known as the Bund. At night, the lighting on the buildings is spectacular.

The Jin Mao Building is located in Pudong district of Shanghai. It is one of several super tall skyscrapers in Shanghai today. This picture was taken from the Oriental Pearl Tower, next door to the Jin Mao Building. It was a grab shot with my cheapest camera through the glass windows so it’s not the highest quallity. The buildings has a public observation platform. The upper floors of the Jin Mao Building also contain a hotel where you can enjoy a spectacular view with your stay.

The is the World Financial Centre building in Shanghai. I grabbed this shot using my mobile photo in June 2009. The posts and wall at the foot of the picture are part of building work for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. This was just a grab shot. I didn’t take allot of time over it. No tripod or lighting. Just a quick point and click. However, it has turned out to be one of the most popular photographs in my collection. By all rights, it shouldn’t be. It has many errors in it. The picture isn’t completely sharp focus. There’s a bit of camera shake. There are posts and fences encroaching in the bottom and so on. But none of that seems to matter. People, generally just like the view of the building stretching up into the night sky.