Green technology:  Translucent pipes running through the roof funnel sunlight indoors into entire structure.
Cleaning ladies. The cleaning staff seem purposeful in their intent to ignore you. They would't acknowledge a smile or a nod thrown their way.
Typical modern pose of people waiting anywhere, everywhere.
Pretty and flashy advertising.
Passengers lured into looking at the displays in the duty-free shops...
...while bored sales ladies chat  while waiting to see if the attractive traps work.
Souvenir shops in Pudong are more colorful than your typical shop.
Large panoramic windows allow a view of the tarmac from the terminals.
Airport tarmac.  The airport serves as the headquarters of China Eastern Airlines, China's second-largest carrier by passengers.
Time for a touch-up
High-end shops cater to wealthy travelers.
Unrelenting air traffic comes and goes as does the day.
Terminal Patience
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Terminal Patience

The price for a cheap plane ticket meant a 12-hour layover at China's busiest international hub, Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The foll Read More

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