<p><br> Silhouettes in motion, tai chi practitioners greet a Shanghai sunrise framed by the needle-topped Oriental Pearl Tower (left) and Pudong’s burgeoning phalanx of skyscrapers.</p>

Morning Tai Chi


Silhouettes in motion, tai chi practitioners greet a Shanghai sunrise framed by the needle-topped Oriental Pearl Tower (left) and Pudong’s burgeoning phalanx of skyscrapers.

Photograph by Justin Guariglia

Shanghai Life and Style

See Shanghai photos in this gallery from National Geographic’s Ultimate City Guide for Shanghai.

Published January 29, 2010

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