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September 5, 2011 Shanghai Grand Carnival Returns: Now at Expo Site
After six years in abeyance, the Shanghai Grand Carnival is back. With a plethora of rides, entertainment, and food, the carnival is ideal for a fun family weekend. The carnival began July 29rd and will run to October 30th, marking (almost) 100 days of fun-filled activity. Taking place at the Expo site in Pudong, it spans 80,000 square meters, making the Grand Carnival the world’s largest.
The carnival features numerous rides, games, martial arts and dance performances, and even the occasional by a foreign rocker. In addition to a number of previous favorites,
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August 31, 2011 The Sweet Taste of Moon Cakes
With Mid-Autumn Festival quickly approaching, the sight of moon cakes has become ubiquitous throughout Shanghai. As anyone taking a cursory trip to a nearby grocery store has likely witnessed, clamoring for the ornately-decorated confections has become a bit of a national pastime. Moon cakes now come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from the traditional lotus seed pasted-filled to the über-modern Häagen-Dazs ice cream variety. Despite being laden with calories (800 per cake on average), they make excellent treats paired with a strong tea. As they are often exchanged as gifts with family members and business partners, a bit of knowledge about moon cakes can be quite advantageous.
Legends surrounding mooncakes are multifarious.
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