Shanghai City Travel Guide



The Bund in Shanghai

Shanghai (上海) is a truly special city for both tourists and those that live here.  It offers an interesting history and wonderful shopping, architecture, art, and food. This is a culture that is easy to adjust to and fall in love with, making the city a great place to visit many times.  In the past five years Shanghai has risen to the status of a truly international city, with elements that are very Chinese mixed with significant components that most foreign visitors will recognize from home.  Where else in the world can you easily spend hours shopping at one of the most expensive shopping malls in the world (Plaza 66) and then spend 50RMB for a fantastic local dinner? Unlike many cities in China and around the world, Shanghai has managed to maintain a balance between the western influence that caused this city’s growth in the early to mid 1900’s with the charming Shanghainese people, who offer warm and boisterous personalities that make this city exciting and in constant flux.  In parts of the city you will find beautiful European architecture and cafes, in other parts you will find Chinese townhouses with storefronts selling delicious local street foods.  In still other areas you will see futuristic architecture that you never imagined actually existed. This enormous city can be done in three days if it is all the time you have, but you could live here for years and never see it all. Come ready to explore and enjoy the everyday activities of this wild city that will impress and most likely change your opinion of China.

Fast Facts About Shanghai

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East coast of China.  On mouth of Changjiang River and Pacific Ocean.
Between 15 and 20 Million
Predominantly Han Chinese
Mandarin (普通话) and Shanghainese (上海话)
"Shanghai Style" - A mixture of Huaiyang  and Zhejiang styles. Shengjian Bao, Xiaolong Bao.
"+86 21" from abroad. "021" from within China.
Air, train, bus. River and ocean water transport.
Huge city! Extensive subway and bus system, taxi, ferries. bicycles less common.
Does not freeze during winter. Hot in summer. High humidity.  Comfortable spring and autumn.
Huge international city, The Bund, called "The Pearl of The Orient"

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Open 7:00am-10:00pm
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Yu Gardens are located south of Fuyou Lu
"Nanxiang Steamed Buns Restaurant" is well known to both Shanghai locals and one-time visitors as THE place to eat Xiaolongbao (小笼包).  What really makes these pork and crab roe dumplings special is the broth inside.
 

     
Tags: Dim sum


 

YuYuan (Yu Garden) and Bazaar

Shanghai, Tourist Attractions
豫园
Last updated: Apr 04, 2009  Posted: Jun 15, 2006
Tourist Attractions in Shanghai
Hours: 
8:30am-5pm
Address: 
No. 218, Anren Jie, Old City
Price: 
30-40 Yuan/ticket
Yu Gardens is one-half shopper’s paradise and one-half complete nightmare.  With what sometimes feels like thousands of people crowded into a relatively small space, this important tourist attraction often gets a bad rap.  Sidetracked by the numbers of people, the overbearing architecture, and the entertainmen

   

 

Tea Market

Shanghai, Tourist Attractions
茶市场
Last updated: Jun 18, 2009  Posted: Apr 05, 2006
Tourist Attractions in Shanghai
Hours: 
Open Daily, Early to Late
Address: 
Datong Lu. (Close to Zhongshan Lu)

The Tea Market is my new favorite place in Shanghai. Definitely off the beaten track, the market is only mentioned in one of several Shanghai guide books I  own.


 
Tags: Tea market


 

Madame Tussauds Shanghai

Shanghai, Tourist Attractions
杜莎夫人蜡像馆
Last updated: Aug 11, 2009  Posted: Jun 17, 2009
Tourist Attractions in Shanghai
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open daily from 10:00am until 10:00pm
Address: 
10/F, New World Building, No. 2-68, Nanjing Xi Lu
Price: 
135 Yuan/ticket.

When you at Madame Tussauds wax museum, you will feel like an super start too, taking pictures is the only thing you wan to do, and when you walking around, sometimes you will not tell which one is the wax and which one is the real person because these wax people are so real.



Tags: celebrities, Madam Tussauds, waxworks


 

Jinmao Tower

Shanghai, Tourist Attractions
金茂大厦
Last updated: Apr 06, 2009  Posted: Nov 22, 2006
Tourist Attractions in Shanghai
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8:30am-9:30pm
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No. 88 Shiji Dadao, Pudong Xinqu, Shanghai
Price: 
110 Yuan/ticket, better to book a ticket before you go

With 88 stories reaching a height of 420.5 meters and 290,000 square meter construction area, Jin Mao Tower, which literally means "Gold Luxuriance Building" in Chinese, is a perfect combination of traditional Chinese architectural style and the world's modern architectural technology.




 

Shanghai Circus World - Era

Shanghai, Tourist Attractions
上海马戏城
Last updated: Mar 02, 2009  Posted: Jan 28, 2006
Tourist Attractions in Shanghai
Hours: 
Performance stars at 7:30pm
Address: 
Shanghai Circus World, Zhabei Dist. Shanghai
Price: 
80/180/280/380/580 Yuan/ticket

Shanghai Circus World is the city’s most well known venue for Chinese theater and live performances. Circus World is the place to go for a quality live entertainment. With Era as its newest show, Circus World has managed to once again live up to its impressive reputation.




 

The Bund

Shanghai, Tourist Attractions
外滩
Last updated: Apr 01, 2009  Posted: Jan 17, 2006
Tourist Attractions in Shanghai
Hours: 
All Day, especially at night
Price: 
Free
The Bund, a vision adorned on numerous postcards and fridge magnets, is a symbol of China’s prosperous future and Shanghai’s international past. The Bund is Shanghai’s waterfront. It lines the Huangpu River as it winds down from the mouth of the Yangtze towards the East China Sea.

   

 

Jing'an Temple

Shanghai, Tourist Attractions
静安寺
Last updated: Apr 04, 2009  Posted: Jan 25, 2006
Tourist Attractions in Shanghai
Hours: 
Open Daily 7am-5pm
Address: 
No. 1686, Nanjing Xilu, Shanghai
Price: 
10 Yuan/ticket

Jing’an Temple with its gold decoration and ornate roofs seems to fit quite well amongst the shopping centers boasting the likes of Gucci, Mont Blanc and Tiffany in Shanghai’s bustling Jing’an district.




 

Shanghai Concert Hall

Shanghai, Tourist Attractions
上海音乐厅
Last updated: May 06, 2009  Posted: May 06, 2009
Tourist Attractions in Shanghai
Address: 
No. 523 Yan`an Dong Lu



 

Xin Tian Di

Shanghai, Tourist Attractions
新天地
Last updated: Apr 01, 2009  Posted: Jan 14, 2006
Tourist Attractions in Shanghai
Hours: 
All Day
Address: 
No. 181 Nong, Taicang Lu, Shanghai

Xintiandi is….erm….well…rather difficult to describe, but I will give it my best shot. Xintiandi is located downtown nestled between the towering skyscrapers. It is without question, one of the busiest urban tourist attractions in Shanghai.




 
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