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Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai, China
In: China| Fish| Traveling Abroad| Visit Shanghai
10 Jul 2009Center courtyard at Jade Buddha Temple with visitors meditating and praying.
FYI, ticket price for Jade Buddha Temple is 20 yuan. But, an opportunist decided to put the actual jade Buddhas in a separate area. Tickets for the actual jade Buddhas at the Jade Buddha Temple are available at the far corner of the compound for [...]
Airport Security in Shanghai, China
3 Jul 2009Before deplaning in Shanghai, China, everyone onboard is subject to the army of Chinese airport security wielding temperature reading guns.
Even the pretty Asian Airlines flight attendant got the same treatment.
The Chinese Swine Influenza Troops deplaning after a satisfactory inspection.
Chinese flags proudly displayed in the customs inspection area. By the way, all the photos in this entry [...]
Night Clubs in Shanghai, China
2 Jul 2009“The exclusive cocktail club that caters to jet-set billionaires” – CNN Worldwide
“M1NT shareholders include 9 billionaires” – BBC News 24
“M1NT’s shareholders and members include Val Kilmer, Ivana Trump, Daniel ‘007’ Craig, [...]
Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai
30 Jun 2009This is my favorite photo in Shanghai, China. My palms sweat when I look at this picture. I am sitting 270 meters above the ground on the glass floor of the Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower. The tower stands 468 meters (1536 feet) tall, and is the third tallest TV and radio tower in the [...]
About Kimchi Soup
Kimchi Soup is a blog journal managed by a Korean-American-Jewish adoptee (this is not a joke). Its sole purpose is to document the adventures of the author's return to Korea and to update his family and friends.
The author of this blog journal was adopted form Korea at the age of 6. He was adopted and raised by a Jewish-American family (not a joke). The purpose of his extended return trip to Korea is to learn more about his birth-family history, learn the Korean language, and immerse himself in daily Korean life to fully experience true Korean culture.
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