{"id":334,"date":"2008-06-28T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-28T12:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/som\/international\/index.php?\/archives\/83-guid.html"},"modified":"2008-06-28T14:22:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-28T12:22:00","slug":"shanghai-2-5x-the-inhabitants-of-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/shanghai-2-5x-the-inhabitants-of-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai = 2.5x the Inhabitants of Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-676\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676\" title=\"Shanghai = 2.5x the Inhabitants of Switzerland\" src=\"http:\/\/ianus.zhaw.ch\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/Shanghai-2.5x-the-Inhabitants-of-Switzerland.jpg\" alt=\"Maglev - Life on the Fast Track\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maglev - Life on the Fast Track<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today, we had to get up very early in order to catch our flight to Shanghai. After a 2 hours journey we all arrived safely in the modern metropolis and were eager to take the new Maglev train, which runs from the airport to the city and hits top speed at 430 km\/h. Our hotel, the Magnificent International Hotel, was soon found and everybody was ready to dive into the fascinating town and meet the 15 million inhabitants of Shanghai. Some of us inspected the various shopping malls, others just strolled around and soaked up the new impressions.<\/p>\n<p>In the evening, Prof R\u00fcttimann took us for a\u00a0city walk along the waterfront of the Huangpu River. The famous skyline was breathtaking and we felt a little like some Japanese tourist group as we took thousands of pictures. The ferry brought us to Pudong on the other side of the river, where we sat together for a couple of drinks. 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