After I showed him the photo of the green onions, he got excited and told everyone what I was doing. The mother was quite curious and gathered the family together for a group photo. It was really fun sharing their image with them immediately. In 1842 the British opened their first concession and from then on, the town became a city of Western invention. The Shanghai of today is reinventing it's future.
Cranes fill the skyline as new modern skyscrapers fill the once traditional neighborhoods.
Banners at Jade Buddha Temple Green, red and white banners with a lotus design hang still in the humid Shanghai air. The temple is again becoming an active place of worship, with local people of Shanghai coming to offer incense and prayer. The temple houses a two meter high jade buddha from Burma.