Ambitious urbanistic projects incessantly transform the city in the rush that will lead to the 2010 World Expo. Far away from the splendor, in old shabby buildings along hidden roads, the 'little people' of Shanghai are been evicted from central locations to make way for more luxurious hotels, apartments and offices.."Nowadays, the most popular people in the city are rich, and the party has even changed the Constitution so that business people can be members. As I stood at my father's...
more »Ambitious urbanistic projects incessantly transform the city in the rush that will lead to the 2010 World Expo. Far away from the splendor, in old shabby buildings along hidden roads, the 'little people' of Shanghai are been evicted from central locations to make way for more luxurious hotels, apartments and offices.."Nowadays, the most popular people in the city are rich, and the party has even changed the Constitution so that business people can be members. As I stood at my father's grave, I wondered what he would think if he were alive today, all that suffering for nothing. Today, it is the business people who are red, and the people without pensions, without homes, they are black"..(Qiu Xiaolong, writer, "When Red is Black").Strolling down the Bund, with the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in the distance.
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