Showing posts with label xintiandi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label xintiandi. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

XinTianDi Again and Cats...



新天地 (xīn tiān dì) is a very short walk from my apartment to if I just feel like taking a break and getting some exercise I love going there, its really pretty and even more so at night. As I have mentioned before it is a restored part of old Shanghai (link,) it is clean, beautifully lit, has a very pretty park and is full of police. 

The other day we are walking through the park which is just starting to bloom with lots of cheery and magnolia blossoms, when Ping notices a cat... a very dirty but very cute white cat.


One thing I have learned about Wu Zheng Ping is that he really likes cats, especially cute fluffy white cats, which is exactly what this little kitty looked like. "Can we take him to my mom's house? He is way cuter than my cat aww" :D ... He really wanted to take it home, "If you take him home your mom is going to kill you O_o ... look at him he's fat, I'm sure he gets enough food and he is in the nicest part of the city" Oh well.... (No, we did not take it home,) I already have a bunny to deal with...

"Hey, look a cat... awww"

"mimi~ come here...
This was not a dumb cat, he knows exactly where he's going to get food (and he's adorable.) This park is full of cats. They hid in the bushes, and like to walk out over a small (closed off) bridge onto the island in the middle of the man-made-lake at the center of the park. Its actually very funny because on a sunny day you can see at least 20 cats sunbathing very comfortably knowing no human can get into the island.

"Can we take him home pleaseee? he's so cute~" oh no, dont touch it...

 "Oh look..." oh no, here comes another one! 

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Xīn tiān dì: "New Heaven and Earth"

These are my photos of a recent walk around 新天地 (xīn tiān dì) a beautiful section of Shanghai, with many renovated 石库门 (shí kù mén) buildings. 
Shí kù mén literally means "stone gate." They are a blend of traditional Chinese and old western style architecture. They can be found all over Shanghai as most of Shanghai's population lived in them during the early twentieth century.
Xīn tiān dì just has some particularly nice ones. It manly consists of  book stores  and shopping areas , cafes, restaurants, and Bars. 


Xīn tiān dì is quite reminiscent of the atmosphere of old Shanghai.




Xintiandi literally means "New Heaven and Earth." 




Xīn tiān dì has lots of narrow alley ways, all warmly light just like this one.


The main cafe, restaurant and Bar area.