well-known for its design, which looks like you are going down into a cave
but in actuality it was built as a protection or rescue site for where
people would go if there was a bomb or war-attack. When you walk in it
really does look like a fort or a cave and it is a low key area which we
all really liked. At first, that is. Not even ten minutes after being
there, the Chinese police came down the stairs. Now, at this point I
thought it was part of the show of the Shelter ( being that this is a spot
that is attracted by tourists and on the famous Shanghai guide
Smartshanghai.com website) and was just smiling at the entertainment until
they asked the DJ to shut of the music and started asking everyone for
their passports. Once again, about ten of us are out, and many other
foreigners and everyone was pretty much caught off guard. The police
officer spoke English and he was asking us where we were from, what we
were doing in China, and how never to go out without your passport. Of
course, we know that you should have a copy of your passport at all times,
but for someone reason at night, we all just bring out our IDs. That was
the end to that but it was a reminder : copies of passports at ALL TIMES.
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Posted By: Alicia Tambe, Shanghai, China
