Testing the senses in Shanghai to find China's best antitourism and off-beat secrets. Dry and sometimes funny observations from a fixed gear roller, food eater and photograph taker.

Yeah, making up their own freakytecture isn’t enough, Shanghai has a penchant for the replica, like that freaking huge concrete aircraft carrier by the Dianshan Lake. Over on the western reaches of Hongqiao Road is a newly constructed Whitehouse behind a big boring wall.

The guard outside wasn’t too pleased to see us rolling by – and around – and back again, but I managed to hop the wall and grab a photo before he grabbed me by the scruff of my neck.

(ps – photo on the right is the real Whitehouse with thanks from jadetalisman)