Exploring Shanghai by Wandering Through Streets and Alleys (1)

Published on February 15, 2024. In recent years, slow down to read, think, reflect, and explore ones[...]

Published on February 15, 2024. In recent years, slow down to read, think, reflect, and explore oneself. The past is settled. Where should the future go? Ponder on the road. Life is an experience. Just enjoy it to the fullest! Everyone’s life is accumulated, with causes and effects. The past cause is the present effect and also the future cause. Feel the world in the measurement of footsteps and let the soul wander between heaven and earth.

August 10, 2023, Xuhui Binjiang Citizen Canteen. The community canteen closest to the Huangpu River, providing three meals a day. It is on the first floor of the Binjiang Party-Masses Service Center. Most of the people are elderly in Shanghai, and some even take out food. The taste is not bad at first try. Shrimp, braised pork, and cauliflower with sliced meat cost a total of 35 yuan. After having a meal, I rested on the green path next to it. (Moved the chair by the river.) When I left around 3 o’clock, there were many people gathering. Next to it is manner coffee. After having a meal, you can buy a cup of coffee and go to the second-floor terrace to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Huangpu River while blowing the river breeze.

August 13, 2023, Xujiahui Catholic Church. It is a French medieval Gothic revival architectural style from the neoclassical period. Construction began in 1904 during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, and the main hall was completed in September 1910.

Xuhui Binjiang Citizen Canteen – Xujiahui Church – Wending Road Antique City – Tianzifang, Sinan Mansions, Fuxing Park.The whole building is five stories high and 50 meters tall, with a brick-wood structure. On both sides of the top of the main hall are Gothic bell towers with spires.

After graduating from college, I came to work on the 35th floor of the Industrial Building, which was the tallest building at that time. Now the changes can be said to be earth-shaking.

In the years abroad, church life gave me great strength. After returning, I also worked in a business building nearby for a period of time. After leaving, I seldom went there. This time when I went there, it has changed greatly. The original spacious square is now a garden with benches. I will go and sit there more often when I am troubled.

Xujiahui Library has closed. The coffee shop nearby is very cultural. August 15, 2023, Nanyang 1931, Wending Road Antique Street. There is tea and antiques on the antique street, but it is a bit desolate. Occasionally, I saw real animal furs. I chatted with the boss. These are all imported from abroad, and each fur has a collection certificate. When I was abroad, I visited the home of a local hunter. He is one of the few hunters with a hunting certificate. Sitting on a bear while wearing a leopard skin back then. Haha, it was also a unique experience.

Painter’s Street: National Essence Paintings. August 20, 2023, Tianzifang, Sinan Mansions, Fuxing Park. Rarely encountered tram. Former site of the French Concession Police Station. Plane trees on Middle Jianguo Road. Sinan Mansions. Fuxing Park.Romance in the park.
Fuxing Park Cat Two Rose Restaurant.