This was my last morning in Shanghai, and I was a little upset about already leaving the friends I had made, but they seemed more occupied with the vibrant nightlife, while I wanted a more deeper cultural experience. The concierge had successfully called a taxi and also told me that it should cost around 60RMB (6 pounds)-just to make sure I wouldn't be taken advantage of. On arrival at Shanghai Hongqiao, I made my way through a sophisticated level of security, only the equivalent to that undertaken before boarding a plane. I had to show my passport, then put my luggage through the scanners, and after that I had to undergo a full body search as well. I was finally through the barriers, and I turned up around 2 hours before-just in case something went wrong. I had a lot of luggage and so decided to simply go to the platform waiting area and wait. I then met my next Chinese companion, who was on the way to Wenzhou, which is apparently the most difficult Chinese dialects to lear...