It was an adventurous week. The Bank of China was closed for a whole week. They are the only bank that will take travelers checks. What a pain in the butt. At one point I was worried I didn't have enough Chinese money to take a cab to the bank when it did open!
Anyway , they opened yesterday and I'm all set. tomorrow I leave shanghai and go to Beijing.
Every now and then you see someone fishing a mudhole here with a pole about 20 feet long.