
I reached Terminal 1 of Pudong Airport, the old wing of Pudong Airport, not many flights arrived in that morning so I managed to get around the crowds and long queue. I decided to take the Magnetic Levitation train to the city, the fastest train in the world. The train ticket costs RMB50 per person for one way and it takes preciously 8 minutes to reach Shanghai city. It is fast because the normal driving distance from Pudong Airport to Shanghai can be more than one hour.
The train uses electro-magnetic technology to whisk me at a dizzying 430km an hour and brought us to Long Yang station. Long Yang station is part of subway line as well. So I switched to the subway line 2 at Long Yang station in order to reach the city.
It was 9:15 am when I was at the Long Yang station; people were rushing to work with high speed. I was a little bit taken aback then, because I never see so many people “moving” in one station before. I held my luggage closed to me to ensure no one come near me. There are security check in the subway station, all luggage need to be scanned before entering the subway line.
If I am not mistaken, there are altogether 8 subway lines in shanghai. Most of the tourism spots are located along Line 2, what a well planned city. Besides, the international youth hostel that I stayed is nearby line 2 as well, which is very convenient for me.
I stayed at the Jing An district in Shanghai (静安区) ,an area named after a popular Jing An temple in that area. I got down at Jing An station and started asking people how to get to my hostel. Quite surprised to see there are many police and security guards stationed on the street and they are friendly to show me the way. It takes me 20 minutes to reach my hostel. It was nice walking from the Jing An station to my hostel because there are many old and small shanghai houses /shops long the way.
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