One of the best parts of Shanghai is the city street vendors you can find on so many corners around here. Once you become accustomed to the sidewalk crowd/chaos they cause and find a few you like, they're actually a great thing to have around. My favorite is the orange cart right outside our office. The owner sells her bags of Mandarin oranges for 10 RMB (about $1.30). Many of the neighborhood shops open right onto the sidewalks, so they essentially operate as open-air sidewalk stores as well and add to the hum of commerce.
Other things sold by vendors within a 3 block walk of work:
Fake nike, adidas and puma jackets
winter hats, mittens and gloves
sweet potatoes (cooked on the spot over a metal drum)
cooked chestnuts
Ginko nuts
live frogs and fish
bike parts
handbags
2 comments:
The street doesn't look so crowded in your picture.
With oranges, sweet potatoes, and gingkos you will be healthy!
I would like to request a live frog, please!
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