Snorkeller

Spring blooms

Zara up a tree

World's second tallest tower

The Shanghai Tower looked amazing against a blue sky yesterday.  It has topped out as the world's second largest building - only one in Dubai is taller.  The second picture shows it towering above the famous Shanghai 'bottle opener' and the spiky Jin Mao tower. 

Read more its 121 floors and 380,000m2 of glory here:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Tower

And do watch a white-knuckling clip of two Russians daredevils climbing it without any safety gear here:

http://youtu.be/gLDYtH1RH-U

Rollerblader

Sweet tooth

Meanwhile Max has fun pretending to eat a rather large frozen yoghurt in a local shopping mall.

Dog fashion

Fashion-conscious Chinese dogs can have their pick of styles at market stalls these days. Here, Zara checks out a particularly fetching number.