Update: White Shanghai
When I wrote the last post, this was all still fun and harmless. However since the last few days it has seriously snowed, more then since the last 50 years. One night it snowed 20 cm. It might sound not much but in a city where it snows once in 50 years, a few centimeters of snow bring life to a screeching halt. Thousands of travelers for the Spring Festival are stuck at train- and bus stations as well as at airports. In Shanghai even buildings collapsed under the 10 cm of snow. I am not kidding. And apparently there is more to come according to Shanghai Daily. This photo I took from my office yesterday. For more photos check out this gallery by Spiegel Online.
On the lighter side there is a very amusing thread in the schanghai.com forum called "Schnee Geschichten" where Germans in Shanghai exchange their experiences during these days. If you speak German, have fun.
