Traveled (just to do it) on the mag lev train from Pudong to the Pudong airport. It went 30 kms. in 8 minutes at a maximum rate of 431 kms./hr. Wow. Posh. Even slicker than the Shinkansen (bullet train) in Japan.

Lunch included mussels, crab, abalone. There was a slightly sweet pumpkin rolled in almonds.

Dinner in Dai (spelled Tai, pronunced day) minority restaurant, which included the dish cooked in a stoppered section of bamboo.

Plane leaving Shanghai was delayed by weather. Arrived by 2:30AM to bed at NCUT; it was like coming home with some familiar faces at the airport to greet us; and we were knackered. Today will be slow paced, fortunately. Beijing Opera in the evening.