Sunday Photo Thread: Memorial Day Weekend Edition

JingAn Xiaoting was regularly packed with weekend shoppers purchasing everything you can think of and, unlike the old Xiangyan Market, the majority of shoppers were locals. The market will close down at the end of this week, to be replaced with a new transportation hub. It was especially crowded this past weekend with shoppers trying to get last minute deals before it all goes by the wayside. Some of the shops will relocate to the Email Fashion Plaza across from Jingan Temple, while others were closing down for good or dispersing around the city. The famous mala tang stall that regularly served a long line of hungry customers is moving just down the street to what will sure to be cleaner digs on Wanhangdu Rd, but the lines are sure to remain. Our Shanghai correspondent stopped by to snap a few pictures while munching on the excellent mala tang, the results follow: