On Wednesday, 18 November 2009 we wrote…
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Autumn Comes To Shanghai
Autumn comes to Shanghai. Decides it's too cold. Leaves again.
There's a lot of trees in Shanghai. We tend not to notice but they're there, especially down town in the former French Concession. And trees mean leaves. Lots of leaves. All falling at the same time. A couple of weeks ago it was hot and bright sunshine in Shanghai, today temperatures approach zero. We seem to skip over Autumn here. It's hot then suddenly it's bitterly cold and we're digging out our big winter coats and wishing the builders in Shanghai would discover insulation and draft proofing. Over a period…