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Shanghai, China

This fabled Chinese city sizzles with vitality, optimism and an unstoppable energy.

By Andrew Nagorski
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Shanghai's singular skyline is marked by the Oriental Pearl television tower.Local women are savvy and fashion conscious.Yuyuan Gardens.Driving on the Yangpu bridge.The Science Museum.Inside the Xintiandi shopping complex.Over the years, Shanghai's old-timers have seen their city transformed.Nanjing Road is as eye-popping as New York's Times Square.With exquisite historic buildings and an abundance of new shops and restaurants, the Bund promenade is a great place to experience the city's mix of past and present.Posing on the Bund.In their large open kitchen, the chefs are part of the spectacle at the restaurant Shintori.Yin and yang: Yuyuan Gardens is a peaceful oasis.Xintiandi complex is one of the city's most dynamic destinations.
Shanghai's singular skyline is marked by the Oriental Pearl television tower.
PHOTO: John Huba
Local women are savvy and fashion conscious.
PHOTO: John Huba
Yuyuan Gardens.
PHOTO: John Huba
Driving on the Yangpu bridge.
PHOTO: John Huba
The Science Museum.
PHOTO: John Huba
Inside the Xintiandi shopping complex.
PHOTO: John Huba
Over the years, Shanghai's old-timers have seen their city transformed.
PHOTO: John Huba
Nanjing Road is as eye-popping as New York's Times Square.
PHOTO: John Huba
With exquisite historic buildings and an abundance of new shops and restaurants, the Bund promenade is a great place to experience the city's mix of past and present.
PHOTO: John Huba
Posing on the Bund.
PHOTO: John Huba
In their large open kitchen, the chefs are part of the spectacle at the restaurant Shintori.
PHOTO: John Huba
Yin and yang: Yuyuan Gardens is a peaceful oasis.
PHOTO: John Huba
Xintiandi complex is one of the city's most dynamic destinations.
PHOTO: John Huba
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