23rd Apr 2006 1:41 AM
Shanghai is now my bitch!
Well last day in Nanjing was kinda cool, went out to the area where all the old shit was laying around (in one nicely travesable park, werent those old chinese guys helpful) some really cool sceneray and parks and old tombs and mansoleums and random stuff. felt abit like the new forest as it was right next to one of the worlds most polluted cities but felt miles form anywhere.
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climbed up the purple mounain (well climbed down) but it was a pussy compaired to Tai-Shan. and visites the tomb of the first Qing
Emperor, whihc was a nice place but it was also the site of the Tomb of Sun Quan (son of the great Sun Jiang The Tiger of Jiang Dong!) the empereor built his tomb around it due to sun quan being a hero and all.
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also checked out the confusicous temple in the area, was ambysmal. loads of rubbihs neon funfair displays. a few statued and some recreated stuff a bit of disciple backgrounds, nothing actually about Confuscism (a shame as the guy had some good ideas)
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Took a short train to shanghai..
SHANGHAI!! have arrived at last, place with so much and yet so little history at the same time, culturally there fuck all to see or do with all historical sites being built around 10 years ago. first day we checked out the old International playboy are known as the bund where all the old interantional companies set up shop and is home to the famous view across the rivew to the new business area. not bad.
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had an amazinlg good meal ata small back street restaurant that was really pleasent, so that gave us a good start.
had a good lead on a couple of bars, so worked out stuff on my new tourist map (navigating in Nanjing was a bitch due to lack of a good map) and hit (well leaned on at least) the town. went a place called Harleys bar midle of nowhere, nice place quite small and was filled with westerners which was odd. next went to a live area called shuffle bar, got there late about 12 and the show had ended so everyone was heading out. not a great evenign but at least we found places.
next day decided to go the Shanghai history Msuseam (supposed to be the best one inChina) and was actaully pretty cool. very modern and nicely done unlike some of the other chinese museams.
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hit some of the old markets for some serious random shit buying and to get a feel of the city, didnt go too badly and now a couple of rolexes up than i was before (so i have a fake mens and female bling rolex up for grabs peeps).
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in the evening went to another place (paul stayed in) i had marked out called live bar, got there late again due to it being way way out of town and no where anything and in a closed down street. but the band was still on. venue was litlerally a tiny concrete garage with a fridge and a stage, about 15 people there (mostly westerners) jumping along to a Metal bad from Munich who were pretty cool. everyone got into it and after the show the lead signer (who was very cute) came and said hi cuase she saw me come in and watch for a bit before really getting into it (she was very friendly) got a singed band card but lost it also met some random englihg guy who had been in shagnhai for 8 years, he was amazed i found the place on my second night in town and bought me a drink gave me some useful tips about the place as well and japan; eveing died about 12.
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next day we headed to the french concesion and another fake market, more random junk appearing. And as it was saturday night i thought i would head for the shuffle bar as it was the biggest and most local rock bar and i had read about a band that were going to be there called slit in a magazine so must be alright i thought, paul satyed at hostel again.
i'll arrive on time this time i thouhgt, so got there about 9:30, i hear a band playing so go in....place deserted......only me the band and the bar staff and DJ.......band stilll playing though.
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few more peopl;e turned up later (only 11 total but what the hell) then Slit came on and sound testes..d for 50 mins beofre going off again, i ask the U.S DJ what was up and he says the main bands bassist hasn't turned up...
odd me thinks, so the orginal guys go on again and make a decent show of it, kinda nu-metalish, they did their best. but i was already very drunk and no one was dancing or even standing up so i head right infront of the stage and go for full dragonforce moshing. The band loved this and encouraged everyone else shouting "come on! like this man!" which was cool.some other guys stood up at least. was prob the best saturday night i have had in china though so way to go random chinese band i cant pronounce the name of! heres me and the band
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had a word with the DJ about why there wasnt a Nexuseque place in the major cities, he said that it woulndnt work, 26 million people live in Shnaghai and 500 like rock, but usually a turn up of about 200 for well known bands.plus some random chinese guys wanted to talk loads at me a nd gave me there business cards, they clearly thought i was cool
Sunday decided to mail home some of the random crap had bought and the guy i met on friday said China was very cheap for Acoustic Guitars, so went out with his help and found a gorgeuos one (hav eno idea how good it is) with nice hard case for 60 pounds. sent that home as well, hope it survives journey. Now i just need to learn how to play....
no where to go out tonight, so i am writing this huge update, and i have also done a photo update
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/d187/NinjaLaw/Travel/
soon i head for Guilin and a more picturesque and tranquil lifestyle, Shanghai you have been fun, but you have also been schooled!
I rule all!!
Law
