These are the memories of Bo & Grace Logiantara who visited Shanghai, Suzhou and took a YangTze river cruise in July and August 2003. These months would be noted forever as one of the hottest in decades.
For you who are also interested in more than travel information read these interesting articles from the Far East Economic Review, Nov.13, 2003.

China closes the gap
Changing at blinding speed
a collection of four special reports on China's elite based on a survey in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou:

See my pictures made with a Minolta-A1 during my journey in 2004