After having breakfast at the hotel this morning we headed to Yuyuan Garden. While on our walk to the garden, we saw a mosque right off the street. I made my way in and learned that the mosque has been standing there since the year 1870. Because I doing my research project on the Muslim presence in Shanghai, it was great to run into a mosque on a busy street. It made Islam in China seem like less of an anomaly.
The garden was beautiful. There was hardly an inch of the space that I had to resist taking pictures of. After the garden, I got to do my favorite thing: shopping!
We made our way through a couple of markets in the surrounding neighborhoods and I found a great pair of sunglasses. CJ helped me barter the price down, and I’ve gotta say that I got a pretty good deal.
Next we made our way to the Shanghai LIbrary where we learned about the history of Shanghai and more contemporary issues that face China. It was great to hear some insight about where China has been and where it is headed.
We finished off the day with some more market shopping and a great Taiwanese dinner. I am loving Shanghai thus far and can’t wait to see what’s next!
