TAYLOR MURPHY

SHANGHAI, PRC --- The language barrier between many English-speaking tourists and Chinese shopkeepers provides a complex dynamic when it comes time to purchase items.

KARYN MESHBANE

SHANGHAI, PRC --- Outside of the bustling streets and eye-catching skyscrapers of Shanghai, visitors can find relaxation, leisure and beauty in one of the many water towns in Southern China....

GREG LINCH

SHANGHAI, PRC --- Chinese mass media networks may not have played the same role in society as their Western counterparts since 1949, but they are nonetheless an influential aspect of the world~{!/~}s most populated country.

GREG LINCH

ZHUJIAJIAO NEAR SHANGHAI, PRC --- Live critters for sale on narrow avenues, an infant urinating in the street and accented shouts of “hello” from vendors may characterize a visit to one ancient watertown.

TAYLOR MURPHY

ZHUJIAJIAO NEAR SHANGHAI, PRC --- We awoke Monday morning to the sounds of morning rush hour in Shanghai. We had a full day ahead of us in a rural town on the outskirts of the city, and we were starting at 8 a.m.

The five of us including Karyn, Karina, Greg, Ryan, and myself were meeting our Chinese friends Wang Yuxing (Winnie) and Gao Yanjie (Amy) after taking Line 1 of the Metro by ourselves.