Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Tuesday Trivia: Did You Know?

1.  Shanghai was originally a small fishing village with little hope of advancing past its swampy origins.  Although it feels a mix between a river with all the rain water and a sauna from all the humidity.  

2. The Huangpu River that divides Shanghai in half never freezes and is ice free.

3. Shanghai is also known as the Pearl of the Orient and Paris of the East.

4. Shanghai cooking is sweeter than other areas in China and they consume more sugar than any other part of China.

5. The Shanghai city flower is the white magnolia.

6.   Shanghai means 'on top of the sea' but I maybe I'll start calling it 'Top of the muffin to you'


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