I was rolling my eyes when I heard this was next on the agenda, but it was worth the hour we spent there.
That's the mascot for the 2010 World Expo. I've forgotten its name, and really, do we need another amorphous blob mascot for an international event? Whatever-the-shit it was in Atlanta '96 should have covered it.
Anyway, this large, modern, four-story building is wholly devoted to celebrating Shanghai's winning proposal to and monitoring their preparations for the 2010 World Expo. My diagnosis is a fierce case of penis envy over the internationally acclaimed spectacle Beijing knocked out for the Olympics in '08. Still, the scope of the project is very impressive. It makes the Big Dig look like a kitchen-and-bath remodel.
The 500:1 scale model of Shanghai was the coolest bit. If I'd been just a touch less frightened of my treatment at the hands of the Chinese authorities, I'd have gone Godzilla all over this thing. Raaaargh!
Here's a tastefully-done shirt depicting a panda mother and her child. Or a dirty, dirty panda with an amazon fetish. It could go either way.
Good advice to follow when riding escalators in Asia, spelunking, or at a phish show.
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