Christopher Hawthorne:Shanghai: The Sky’s The Limit

From The Los Angeles Times via (Howard W. French’s blog)
A Glimpse of the World:

After just two trips to Shanghai, I’ve already developed a first-day routine that I’m sure I’ll stick to on future visits: As soon as I drop my bags at the hotel, I head directly for one of the rooftop bars and restaurants lining the Bund, the city’s famous riverfront boulevard and the best place from which to assess Shanghai’s sometimes daring, sometimes schizophrenic attempts to balance Chinese urbanism and outside influence.