Day Thirty-Nine

I woke up early this morning to a bright and shining Shanghai day. Although the day started little later we managed to kind of get out of the city to see the Longhua Si Temple. The most notable attraction at the temple is its 1700 year old pagoda. The padgoda stands about 40 meters high and has stood the test of times. During the Cultural Revolution the communist youth Red Guards plastered propaganda banners to cover the entire structure.

While we were at the temple we took pictures of the beautiful bronze and gold Buddha statues. Once we left the temple we walked to the Martyr's Cemetery which is the location where many soldiers who died during the communist revolution were buried. Since we didn't have shoes on we weren't allowed to go into the monument at the center of the park but we walked around and took pictures of the beautiful gardens.

Next stop of the day was to the Xiangyang Clothing Market. The clothing market was supposed to be very similar to the Pearl Market in Beijing, ( knock of designer wears, fake watches, cheap ties and all for haggling). Unfortunately, the market is no more. Apparently about a year ago they leveled the building to build the foundation for another sky scraper.

We walked back to the hotel and we're just going to hang out for awhile before we go to dinner...it was a long walk. Tonight we're planning on going to the Jinmao Tower and Cloud 9 bar at the top. See you guys tomorrow!