Photo of the Day: While You Were Away...

Meanwhile, locals watched skater exhibitionists, had near-death experiences snowboarding, checked out the flowers in Century Park, sang their heart away, went to their favorite bars, and, well, did their laundry.

For more images of Shanghai during the Golden Week, click here.

Special thanks to: theshanghaieye, D.POP, gtmojo, Jakob Montrasio, Pat1982, 2 dogs, and kumo36 for sharing their Golden Week photos.

Shanghaiist features a "Photo of the Day", daily pictures of life around the city. We want you to share how you see Shanghai. Simply post your photos on Flickr, tag them with "shanghaiist", and we'll select one favorite image per day. Or you can simply email your photos to photos at shanghaiist.com. So go ahead. Show us your Shanghai.