My friend Shirley Tao spent a day in Shanghai Century Park (世纪公园, Shìjì Gōngyuán) in Pudong today where the temperature is only 1 or 2 degrees Celsius. Why? Just to play with the snow. Here are some images from her blog. This is the longest snowfall in 16 years since 1991. I know a lot of people are suffering from the storm in South China, and yet I am saying that we should celebrate the snow. But these images will give you a different view of Shanghai in Winter.
Black and White || ©Shirley Tao
Such a big playground. Untouched snow is about 5-10 cm thick. || ©Shirley Tao
Snow Rolls, a lot of them! Don’t you think the snow is protecting the grasses which are now exposed to the air? || ©Shirley Tao
A father and a kid. They are so absorbed in making an artistic piece of a Shanghai Snow Man. This is my favorite. || © Shirley Tao
Cute! This reminds me a very famous bridge in Beijing called Lu Gou Bridge (卢沟桥, Lúgōuqiáo). The bridge is famous for a few dozen of stone lion scultpures on each of the balusters on the bridge. || ©Shirley Tao
Snow Fortune Cat? || ©Shirley Tao
“Hey, do you need some snow？I have some to share.” || ©Shirley Tao
Waiting… to meld down. || ©Shirley Tao
How to get to Shanghai Century Park: Take Metro Line 2 towards Pudong direction. There is a stop at this park.
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Saw Eyes On today on CCTV — it talked about the blizzard. I tweeted this earlier today:
With the family in Beijing — I REALLY hope more and more people are united with their families back home. This is a BIG festival for the Chinese.