Not Much Elbow Room in Shanghai

While it doesn’t quite have the population of New York City, Shanghai seems to have as many skyscrapers (just more spread out, as in as far as the eye can see, which is not far with all the rain and haze). With over 16 million people, Shanghai has a population density on par or perhaps greater than New York, depending on what stats you look at. Needless to say, people are everywhere, and construction seems to be non-stop as the “new China” continues to overtake the old. Speaking of tall buildings, the U.S. team got a look at one of the world’s tallest on the way back from training today. Under construction, the Shanghai World Financial Center will be 101 stories and rise 1,614 feet into the sky. (The Sears Tower in Chicago is just a mere 1,450 feet tall). While there is a taller building currently in Tapei, and even taller ones are planned for Dubai, Russia, Seoul and Busan, the building was truly a site to behold and definitely not a destination for anyone with acrophobia.