Why? It is quite intensive shopping there. You can find a lot of things. Sometimes you can find some cheap things. But my problem is that lots of people know how much I earn, so I am not able to bargain with them.

Visitors can get a much better understanding of Shanghai by walking its streets. Would you recommend any particular neighborhoods for a nice stroll? Binjiang Da Dao (the Riverside Promenade in Pudong). You can see across the Huangpu River to the Bund. There's also Fuxing Park, which has lots of beautiful trees. And then, if you really want to take a walk, I would recommend Hengshan Road, especially in the evenings. There are phoenix trees, which are special trees, all along Hengshan Road. It will be a nice walk. There are a lot of outdoor bars. You can find a lot of buildings which are not Shanghainese or Chinese style.

Do you have a fondness for any specific building on Hengshan Road? My mother used to work at a place called Shanghai Sports Science Research Institute. This place is at the intersection of Hengshan and Wu­xing roads. This building, where my mom worked, is very attractive. When I was small, after school I always liked going to my mom's workplace to do my homework so I could spend lots of time in that building. It's still there.

What other fond childhood memories do you have? When I was young, I used to go to the Children's Palace; it's in a small alley on Kangping Road. When I was in school, I would go there for play, for fun. It's not far from where my mom worked. I don't know if it's still there. I would watch movies. They had lots of hobby classes for people to learn music instruments, and you could also play video games.