Shanghai has always been a bit of everything.

Here you will find a bit of East and a bit of West, a bit of contemporary and a bit of retro. Indeed, the beauty of Shanghai is the everlasting charm of a bit of old and a bit of new.

Shanghai is also a bit of rowdy and a bit of restrained. On a recent Sunday morning, I spent a couple of hours having fun of indulging myself in both. I first walked along the bustling thoroughfare of Huaihai Road Central. Then, a twist down two blocks south and submerged myself in the quite side street ... (more)