China. Shanghai. Downtown Pudong. City center. Over 1 and 1/2 times larger than urban Shanghai itself, the Pudong new area consists of the entire eastern bank of the Huangpu river. Pudong is the new area of development where the growing business needs constantly new modern high buildings, real "skyscrapers". Pudong has become Shanghai and China's economic powerhouse. Early morning, a view from the Novotel hotel to the bridge, the harbor activities, the roads and the various buildings at sunrise. © 2002 Didier Ruef