SHANGHAI BACKPACKING TRIP #1
I wish Salam to everyone,
Finally we arrived in Shanghai Pudong Airport Terminal 1 at 07.30 morning.
Nihao Shanghai, going to enjoy my time in Shanghai, Nanjing and Harbin. Pray to God everthing will turn-out OK and will get back to KL (Kuala Lumpur) safely, when its time to get back to KL, Insya'Allah.
Yesterday was history, Tomorrow is a mystery, and they call Today.......... the present.
Jom jalan tengok negara orang....tentu lain dari kebiasaannya yang dapat kita lihat berbanding di negara sendiri. It would definitely be an adventure.
I just want to take photos capturing every moment I spent in China. That’s the most important thing when going out of our own country. Taking photos when travelling in a different country.
Ar-Rum ayat 22
وَمِنْ آَيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَانِكُمْ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآَيَاتٍ لِلْعَالِمِينَ
Dan di antara tanda-tanda kekuasaan-Nya ialah menciptakan langit dan bumi dan berlain-lainan bahasamu dan warna kulitmu....
And of His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the people with different colored skin and tongues they spoken. Surely in this there are many Signs for the learned.
SHANGHAI PUDONG AIRPORT
Maglev Train from Pudong Airport to Longyang Maglev Station. The Shanghai Maglev Train, also known as the Transrapid, is World's fastest commercial train.
Bought round-trip tickets Wǎngfǎn yù shòu quàn (Ticket fare 80元) for journey by Maglev Train.
8.30 am Got on Maglev Train "Shànghǎi cífú shìfàn yùnyíng xiàn" at Shanghai Pudong International Airport
8.40 am Arrived at Maglev Longyang Road Station and walk to Longyang Subway station to Shanghai Metro line 2 "Shànghǎi dìtiě èr hào xiàn"
TWO TICKETS PLEASE!
Bought Metro tickets in Shanghai using the Vending Machine. An "Apek Tua" assisted us to use the machine. This lǎo rén 老人 was very friendly and even shared with us how Shanghai locals would say, "Liǎng zhāng"...he said "Liǎng zháng".
You can realize that "zhang"pronounced as second tone as used by him. I rephrased after him... "Liǎng zháng"...and we all laughed. What is the use of pronouncing the correct chinese, when in Shanghai, speak as the Shanghainese do.
This was perhaps the influence of Shanghainese, also known as the Shanghai or Wú yǔ dialect. This was the fun of going to China, learn the dialect and not necessary to speak pǔtōnghuà 普通话 (speech of the Official Chinese language). 吴语, Wú yǔ, Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas).
zhāng 张 is a measure word used in Chinese for counting pieces of objects made of paper, objects with a flat object such as paper, tickets, beds, table, mouths (一张纸; 一张票; 一张桌子; 一张床)
The correct Putonghua is liǎng zhāng piào 两张票 meaning "Two Tickets". zhang pronounced as first tone, the way I pronounced earlier was correct.
ON BOARD METRO LINE 2. THEN CHANGE TO METRO LINE 10
9.20 am Get on subway line 2 at Longyang Subway station → East Nanjing Road Station.
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| Shanghai Metro - Luoyang Rd Station |
East Nanjing Road Station was an interchange with Metro Line 10.
Once arrived in East Nanjing Road Station, get interchanged at this station with Shanghai Metro Line 10 (don't need to exit this station). From Line 2, look at the signboard at the station and follow the sign. Just walk in the direction according to the sign to get to Metro Line 10.
Once arrived in East Nanjing Road Station, get interchanged at this station with Shanghai Metro Line 10 (don't need to exit this station). From Line 2, look at the signboard at the station and follow the sign. Just walk in the direction according to the sign to get to Metro Line 10.
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| Shanghai Metro Map - To show metro route to North Sichuan Rd Station |
Got on Metro line 10 at East Nanjing Road Station and got off when it arrived at North Sichuan Road Subway Station.
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| Shanghai Metro - North Sichuan Rd Station |
10.00 am Arrived at North Sichuan Road, used Exit 3 and walked on sidewalk pavement along Wujin Road towards east direction to get to hotel.
HANTING HOTEL
10.15 am Checked-in at Hanting Hotel, 27 Luofu Road, Hongkou, Shanghai, China located near North Sichuan Road Subway Station.
I have no communication problem here, but like (almost) everywhere else in China, a "non-Chinese speaker" will find communication a bit difficult, but be brave, use the "phone a Chinese speaking friend" system and it will be OK.
The more important thing that the hotelier is friendly and helpful. Perhaps instead, the hotelier could call his Chinese friend that could speak English to speak with you. So, communication problem can be solved.
I kindly invite you to continue to my next blog post on our visit to Shanghai, please click Yuyuan Garden
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