Saturday Afternoon in Shanghai

After lunch on Saturday we went back to The Bund because the sun was shining and we could get clearer pictures than we got the day before.

We then went to the Shanghai museum. It was a beautiful building with many displays. We did not have time to see all the displays. We looked at the display of furniture, jade and ceramics. We also looked at an exhibition of copper pieces on loan from a private collector in New York. We weren't allowed to take pictures of the copper exhibit. Following are pictures from the furniture, jade and ceramics exhibits.

I always thought jade was green, but I found out there are many colors of jade.

After the museum we were able to take some of the same pictures that we took Friday with better light.

Everyone hangs out their laundry here in China. People who live behind the shops hang it out right on the street in front of the business.

We went to the Shanghai Jiangnan Silk Museum and learned how to make silk before rushing out to the airport where we caught a flight to SanYa on Hainan Island. We travelled by a private no frills airline (most airlines are government airlines but some businessman thought he could make airlines more accessable to the common people by lowering prices). We were allowed only one carryon and it couldn't be more than 5 pounds and they weighed it in as they collected our boarding passes. It was very hot on the flight and we were glad to arrive at SanYa finally.