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		Shanghai—Lujiazui Financial District(上海—陆家嘴金融贸易区)	2020-07-23 08:45:44

2018-08-23

【Aiden in English】

Shanghai was fun while it lasted, and two days certainly do not do it justice. That is also why Mom furiously pushed the exploration of Shanghai yesterday and today. Luckily, we covered a good bit of the touristic section last night, so all that was left near the city center was Shanghai Tower and its surrounding metal forest.

An oasis is normally describing a haven within an ocean of sand, a small patch of green on a plain of dry dust. In this case, the forest of metal in Lujiazui, or the opening of Land literally, surrounded by flowing water, emerges. It stretches high into the sky, like fingers grasping at an impossible ledge. Or, on another thought, a zombie's hand protruded out of the ground. Just a thought.

The largest finger of them all, the middle finger, is Shanghai Tower. A massive, twisting hunk of metal, once ugly and crud, now crafted into 632 meters of advanced technology, currently standing as the second tallest building in the world. Not only the height, but the design gives it an impressive vibe. It also happens to have air conditioning, which makes it valuable to me instantly.

We bought tickets, and walking into the interior, the only thought that flashed through my head was 'This looks a lot like the Burj Khalifa in Dubai'. These modern works all share the clean white glaring paint and sharp corner style, like walking into a work of abstract art. We lined up in the elevator, and fifty-five seconds and 117 floors (18 m/s) later, we arrived at the observation deck. There, everyone could see the other fingers through a thin layer of either fog, clouds, or smog (hopefully not the latter). The thumb, since it was the fattest building and also the shortest, was a golden tower that looked impossibly shiny in the current light. I guess it stuck out like a sore thumb.

The index finger, as I like to think of it, was the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. In comparison to the ground level, the TV Tower stood its ground with Shanghai Tower, mostly due to its imposing red spheres that draw the eyes' attention like magnets. However, things always look a little different at 632 meters in the air. In fact, the two spheres look like marbles from that angle, or more accurately, golf balls ready to get smacked into the E. China Sea. Oddly enough, as tall as we were, the horizon was a blur due to the smog. I guess no matter how high a man climbs, nature finds a way to bring him back down, one way or another.

That pretty much marked the end of Shanghai's adventure, and it certainly ended on a high note. Much like Rome, I wish to return in the nearest future, taking my time and not taking a picture then bolting. And so it adds another major location to revisit.

【红霞译文】

上海好玩，用两天时间妄下结论确实有损公平，这也是为什么妈妈昨儿今天把活动排得连轴转。幸好昨晚我们把旅游景点逛了个遍，现在靠近闹市区繁华地带想要光顾的地方只剩下上海中心大厦及其周边合金建筑丛林。

绿洲通常用来描绘大沙原中小片沃土，照此说法，黄浦江绿地指的便是陆家嘴金融贸易区内合金建筑丛林，林子直冲云霄，犹如吊挂空中不着边际的指头，或者换个思维角度，宛若僵尸伸出地面的手掌，当然这不过是想法而已。

最长的手指即中指就是上海中心大厦，螺旋状庞然大物一度丑陋难看脏污不堪，现在早被打造成632米高拥有先进技术的摩天奇观，目前一跃名居全球第二位。上海中心大厦不仅在高度上超群绝伦，而且在设计上别具匠心，居然还敞开使用空调，禁不住令我刮目相看。

我们买票入场，立刻察觉“它跟迪拜的哈里发塔看起来大同小异”，这些现代作品全部采用洁白耀眼的涂料及突角风格，仿佛置身于抽象艺术世界。我们排队上电梯，经过55秒钟升至117层（18米/秒）之后便来到观望台，在那里人人都能透过薄雾、云朵或黑霾（但愿不是后者）看到其它手指──拇指最壮的敦实建筑及小指最矮的金色楼房，只是在现有光线下难见金色光芒，估计它和拇指一样憋屈。

我琢磨着，食指为东方明珠电视塔。从地面上来看，东方明珠与上海中心大厦相比可以说异曲同工，主要因为电视塔突出的红球貌似磁铁吸人眼球，然而到了离地面632米处情形略有变化，实际上站在那个角度，两个圆球看上去很像弹珠，或者更确切地说，犹如即将被打入东海的高尔夫球。奇怪的是，从我们呆的高度远眺，地平线因为雾霾而变得模糊不清，我不由得在想，不管人爬得多高，大自然总会神不知鬼不觉地拉他下来。

上海之旅到此基本告一段落，结果令人相当满意。继罗马之后，我希望不久的将来重访故地，到时多呆些日子而不是留完影立马开拔，总之又增添了另一个主要景点要看。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2018: Shanghai the Magic City, China(上海—魔城)

2018: Shanghai—Paris of the East, China(上海—东方巴黎)

2018: Shanghai Bund—Pearl of the Orient, CHN(上海外滩—东方明珠)

2018: Shanghai—Starbucks Reserve Roastery, China(上海—星巴克臻选烘焙工坊)

2018: Shanghai—A Bite of Local Cuisine, China(上海—舌尖上的申城)

2017: Lucerne—Salvation through Christ, CHE(瑞士卢塞恩─救赎之城)

2017: Lucerne—Romantic Pearl of Swiss, CHE(瑞士卢塞恩─浪漫明珠)

2017: Lucerne the Mournful Lion, Swiss(瑞士卢塞恩─垂死狮子像)

2017: Lucerne the Chapel Bridge, Swiss(瑞士卢塞恩─教堂廊桥)

2017: Lucerne—Variety of Standard, Swiss(瑞士卢塞恩─多元文化)