Shanghai's Wukang Mansion: Peak Overrated. Seriously, Just Don't.
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I was specifically looking for a comment like this from a Shanghai local. It wouldn't feel right if I couldn't find one.
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This is where people live, it's not a tourist attraction!
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Exactly! My friend lives there and they barely dare to open their windows anymore because of all the people.
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You can find thousands of similar, ordinary buildings on European streets. I've never seen foreigners flocking to the Wukang Mansion to take photos and 'check in'.
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I'm not sure when it got hyped up into an internet-famous attraction; it never used to draw crowds like this.
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I'm from Shanghai, and I haven't been there in over ten years.
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It used to be a diving platform.
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The secret sauce for online traffic: 'what to avoid,' 'de-hyping/myth-busting,' 'negative reviews'...
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And another clickbait classic: 'Never coming back!'
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You probably just didn't pick a peak time, so of course, there weren't many people.
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You must have gone in the middle of the night, right?
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Go in the morning, there's hardly anyone around.
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Is it very crowded there now?
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It's not too bad.
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Were the people edited out of the photo, or have there just been fewer visitors to Shanghai lately?
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It was never meant to be a tourist spot!
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It's become incredibly crowded again recently.
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Excuse me, may I ask where this is?