Shanghai | China {part 1}

May 29 | Jing’an Temple

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. — Dalai Lama

May 29 | Entrance of Jing’an Temple — female lion guard and her cub

Jing’an Temple — Burning incense and prayer

People will throw coins up into the kettle. If it goes in, you are blessed with LUCK. After several throws I got one in!

Jinmao Tower and Oriental Pearl TV Tower

Pudong at night with it’s lights and reflective river is spectacular.

May 28 | First night at Shanghai. I was told after-the-fact, that if you rub the “golden orbs” between his legs, it brings GOOD LUCK. It’s probably best that I didn’t know that or I would have made a spectacle of myself. ;)

The Bund — our room faced a dirty ally but at night you can see this gorgeously lit crown.

Flower wall | Wall flower

The Bund Bull is younger than the New York City bull, reddish in color and leans to the right, instead of the left. It has a more menacing tail that spirals toward the sky, which Di Modica (the sculptor) said, reflects the uplifting financial trend of the country.