{"id":17210,"date":"2013-07-02T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T07:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/?p=17210"},"modified":"2026-10-26T09:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T02:41:59","slug":"feeling-ready-to-move-on-shanghai-machinery-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/en\/feeling-ready-to-move-on-shanghai-machinery-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Ready to Move On @ Shanghai Machinery Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">I brought H along to the exhibition in Shanghai. I was starting to feel ready to close this chapter.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">From Xuhui District, it was about 40 minutes by subway to Century Park. We arrived at the exhibition venue worn out from the journey.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2377.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2599\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/?attachment_id=2599\" class=\"wp-image-2599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2377.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2377-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2377-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2377-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2377-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2377-560x747.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2378.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2600\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2378.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/?attachment_id=2600\" class=\"wp-image-2600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2378.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2378-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2378-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2378-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2378-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2378-560x747.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s a reason Shanghai is called the Magic City. It has a kind of spell that makes you want to stay, immersed in the glamour of its old cosmopolitan world.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">How many years had I been in China now? I didn\u2019t want to think about it anymore. (Shakes head.)<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2337-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2337-edited.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2337-edited-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2337-edited-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2337-edited-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2337-edited-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2337-edited-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/lovenmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2337-edited-560x560.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Say what you like about Shanghai\u2019s appeal and potential. I just wanted to go home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I brought H along to the exhibition in Shanghai. I was starting to feel ready to close this chapter. 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