French Concession Area, Shanghai (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

After visiting the Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum in the morning, we headed for the modern and trendy French Concession for lunch. We were recommended a typical local Chinese restaurant and were not disappointed with the food. Most Chinese restaurants have pictures of the food but not all have English descriptions – this time we were lucky and had both. After a bit of initial nervousness, we had got the hang of ordering by pictures. As an aside, we are amazed at the amount of food that the Chinese eat and still seem not to carry any extra weight. However, in discussions with our Chinese guide, we had learned that the younger generation like Western junk food too much, and that China has  an increasing problem of youth obesity, just like the UK or the US.

After our lunch, we strolled around the trendy…