Traffic underneath East Yan'an Elevated Rd at Central Xizang Rd, right next to People's Square

New and old in Shanghai, along Guangdong Lu in the old International Settlement, a few blocks away from the Bund

Flowering tree and parked bicylces along Huating Lu near Changshu Lu Station

A characterful small lane in one of the few relatively intact older districts of Hangzhou

A group of early 20th century buildings at Siweili Lane, these have been recognized by the city as historically important and there's a plaque - these are called a transitional style between more traditional forms and modern forms

Hangzhou's new "CBD" (Central Business District).... for some reason, the Chinese are still building CBD's a good 20 years after they were thoroughly discredited in North America

The main waiting hall of Shanghai's South Railway Station (上海南站) with an incredible circular roof with almost no supporting columns - it's more impressive than an airport terminal!

Back in behind a large renovation/home improvement market off Tianlin Lu - I guess all these canopies are just to keep cars out of the sun?

One of entrances/exits to Hengshan Lu subway station on Line 1 (Red Line) with an almost matching entrance to a tea house next to it, French Concession

Someone's acccusation against the symphony orchestra destroying historical buildings - painted on a wall along the edge of a largely empty piece of land along Fuxing Lu (presumably after demolition) - for some reason half the land is covered in tennis courts, a bit strange in ultra-dense Shanghai - not sure of any specifics about this dispute though