draken413o.deviantart.comPosted Nov 5, 2013, 4:03 AM UTC
What I find interesting is that this is the side people work on, but not many actually live on. The opposite, less interesting side where this picture is taken from is where all the action is :)
Pudong has plenty of housing as well, but I agree, the West side of the river has the most interesting markets and streets
Depends on what you mean by "action." If you want to talk about modern architecture, nightlife, and finance, then that's the side this picture is looking at. If you want to talk about culture, history, and older development, you need to be on the side of Shanghai the photographer is on. I would actually make the case that Puxi (the side the photographer is on), is the more "cyberpunk" of the two parts of Shanghai. Pudong just has tall and shiny buildings and has a much neater and modern look. Puxi is more dense and has generally older buildings, which gives it a more dreary look especially with the smog. IIRC, Puxi also has more large highways going in between the high-rise apartments, giving the areas below are more crowded and darker feel. If I were to just give you these descriptions without pictures, no doubt Puxi has the more "cyberpunk" feel to it.
.... nightlife ? Pudong ?
Puxi is where the action is at night, Puxi is where all the restaurants, bar and clubs are. Pudong is finance, 5* hotels and high rise appartment that's it.
Which came first? The chicken or the egg?
In other words, did cyberpunk concept art from the 70s, 80s, and 90s influence the architecture?
1990 vs 2013 http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/shanghai080713/s01_RTX1292L.gif
Insane, the changes. Almost looks like that can be a city in Europe.
Yea there are a lot of changes, although be aware that part of that is because of technical aspects of the photos. The linked photos were taken at night and are higher res than those u/Elexillaka linked. Also, the OP's linked photos are "enhanced" via Photoshop and/or other software.
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Awesome GIF!