365 China Photo: One-A-Day

I got up at 5am for an early fight to Shanghai, as it was only a day trip and I would be back home tonight. At the airport I saw another one of Air China’s special edition livery. This one was the Golden Peony design, which I have also seen in red and blue. The Peony is the national flower of China so it is often use in decorative arts and design to symbolise Chinese culture. Anyway whenever I see one of these I turn into a manic plane spotter and must get a picture. Often it’s quite hard as your shooting through glass and trying to avoid the window panes and pylons outside. Luckily I manage a half decent shot, despite the lousy weather and I quite like the way the window frames the plane. We flew into Terminal Two at Pudong International, which is huge. It’s three times the size of Shanghai’s old Hong Qiao airport and has over 220 gates. I must take a picture next time I am there and post a story, as it’s worth writing home about.