Shanghai Thames Town: A little piece of England in China
If you’re tired of Shanghai's concrete monotony take the metro
to nearby Thames Town for some quaint English charm off Tucked away near the
last stop of Line 9, the satellite settlement of Thames Town opened in 2006
as part of Shanghai’s One City, ...
Shanghai wok man: The city's dying art
Shanghai's wok man: The city's dying art Follow the
sound of metal meeting metal to the shop of Cen Rong Gen, one of Shanghai's
last remaining wok makers Cen Rong Gen's tools of the trade -- a trade which
won't be around much longer. Cen, 57, has ...
Urban Safari: Tokyo wildlife in the Kanda River
Kanda River If you think Mother Nature has been driven out of
the city, spend some time at this West Tokyo River A red-eared slider rests
on a cherry blossom branch in Inokashira Park before resuming its ongoing
battle against the Japanese pond ...
Urban Safari: Oil Street
In a forgotten corner of Hong Kong, a silent monster, a
post-industrial attraction Oil Street's prime real estate abandoned to
graffiti artists. gallery.jpg An homage to the King of Kowloon, who claimed
that Kowloon belonged to his ancestors. Oil ...
