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Morning Commute in Shanghai

Morning commute in the Xuhui district of Shanghai

Electric scooters and electric motorcycles

Plus many cars

And a good number of bicycles

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Mother & Child at the Bund in Shanghai November 2025

The Bund in Shanghai at dusk. Used a tripod and flash rear-curtain sync setting. Rear-curtain sync flash creates a picture in which the blur of a moving object appears behind the subject and not in front. All Rights Reserved.


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Chinese Room Service Robots

Room service robots in lobby of hotel in the Yuhui district in Shanghai November 2025
Room service robot taking the elevator
Room service robot in another hotel lobby


When I visited Shanghai I was surprised to see room service robots in the hotel I stayed at. I understand these robots deliver food, mail, express packages and items ordered by hotel guests through room service. I saw service robots can take elevators on their own, deliver food to guests, and assist room cleaning staff. The service robots free employees from repetitive and low value-added work that enables employees to focus more on providing higher quality services. In addition, most hotels in China with three stars or more are now equipped with service robots. All Rights Reserved.


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The Bund in Shanghai China November 3rd 2025

The Bund in Shanghai at night 11-3-2025
The Bund in the afternoon 11-3-2025
Architecture of the Bund 11-3-2025
The Bund is very popular with tourists 11-3-2025


The Bund 外灘 (Outer Beach) is a symbol of Shanghai’s development and growth for more than 100 years. It reflects modern China’s development in politics, economic growth and social culture. It was the city’s central district that was the site of Shanghai’s earliest development, with eye-catching architecture, and densely built historical buildings. The Bund has many styles of buildings including Baroque, Gothic and Ancient Greek . In the Bund historical area, there are four bridges crossing the Suzhou Creek. including Waibaidu Bridge, or the Garden Bridge of Shanghai, Sichuan Road Bridge and Zhapu Road Bridge. All rights reserved.


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Chinese Square Dancing Wending Road Yuhui District Shanghai China 11-2-2025

I visited Shanghai China on October & November 2025
While walking with my camera near my hotel in the evening I hurriedly put my camera on my tripod and began taking pictures of people dancing


In China, square dancing 广场舞 is a common form of community exercise and socializing in the evenings. It has simple dance routines that everyone can participate such as working people, seniors, and even youth. In Shanghai I saw mostly women and men dancing. People seem to participate to get exercise and have some fun while moving in sync to the beat of music on street corners. When I was photographing people were dancing to traditional music but I understand that modern music is also incorporated.