Entries from Shanghaiist tagged with 'roads'
August 16, 2008
11 passengers were killed when a bus carrying a total of 34 passenger came off the road on Shaoshan Mountain. We were surprised to learn from this report that last year, roads in China claimed more lives than any other country with over 81,000 fatalities. We are however unsure where China stands on a per capita basis.[Source]......
Continue Reading "Bus drives off road in Henan killing 11"January 14, 2008
In yet another dose of Shanghai street sign news, we spotted this gem near the junction of Wuding Road. Okay okay we all know Xizang Lu is supposed to be Tibet Road, but does anyone know why Jiaozhou Lu would translate as Jurong Road? Random English translation (we actually know of an actual road by the same name elsewhere in Asia) aside, we are also not sure why the letter "g" is switched to......
Continue Reading "Photo of the Day: Jiaozhou Lu ... er ... Jurong Road"