Large Silk Rug at the Rug Factory in Shanghai
This Rug, about 8 feet long, took a weaver two or three years to complete.
Silk Rug Weaver Girls sit for hours at a time weaving the silk
into fine rugs. It takes a weaver a two or three weeks to complete
a small rug of basic quality. However, it takes an expert weaver two
or more years to complete a large rug of high quality.
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Attendant for Budda In the Jade Budda Temple this is an example of
the attendant statues for Budda. Their leg is raised because, according
to the legion Budda asked them to raise their legs but forgot to tell them
they could put them down.
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Downtown Shanghai This view of downtown Shanghai is from the Peoples
Square. Peoples Square is a very active park in the middle of Shanghai.
It is very clean and shows a great deal of care.
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Shanghai Museum
The Shanghai Museum, located in the Peoples Square,
is adorned in front by a number of statues of large eagles, lions, and mythical
animals.
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Reclining Jade Budda
In the Jade Budda Temple, this is an example of
a Jade Budda. The Buddas can be laughing, reclining, or take on other
aspects. As this photo shows, the Temple is very ornate and contains
priceless relics.
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Apartment Buildings in Shanghai
This is a typical older apartment building in
Shanghai. There are also a large number of new apartment buildings
in Shanghai. Since China "opened up" people are expected to purchase
their apartments instead of having them provided for them by the government.
This gives them more freedom of choice, but also more responsibilities.
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