Shànghǎi: Yùyuán Bazaar

13th April 2013.

To reach the Yùyuán Gardens, you have to walk through the strategically positioned Yùyuán Bazaar.

 

This bazaar consists of traditional buildings converted and renovated into a modern tourist attraction.

 

The bustle and clamour of the bazaar is a typical Chinese contrast to the serenity and tranquillity of the garden right next door.

 

 

 

 

 

Ahwen told us that there are more than 400 Starbucks in Shànghǎi – they can even be found in “traditional” bazaars.  While the older generation meet each other in tea houses, the young people go to Starbucks. 

So do the tourists.

 

Loads that westerners would carry on a truck, the Chinese move by hand.  At least it keeps a lot of traffic off the roads.