by Emanuel
This Chinese New Year, for our Sunday service Mandy and I visited the old Methodist church (Mu En Tang) located on the intersection of XiZhang road and JiuZhou road in Shanghai. Mandy had been several times before, but it would be a first time for me. Shanghai at this time of year is the usual hustle and bustle you find in the urban centers of China, duly amplified to accommodate the passing of the Chinese New Year. This is the central shopping district of one of the most populated cities on the planet, teeming with life. Everyone out in their New Year’s best for shopping, and with no lack of options either… hawkers of all trades vying to sell their wares outside the doors of the dozens of gigantic shopping malls which grace Shanghai’s central district. Inside label brands from every corner of the world are engaged in an even fiercer competition for the consumer’s heart and mind.
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