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.
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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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146 Tongren Road, near Nanjing West Road
A good place for when the thought of another egg fried rice is just too much to bear.
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Xujiahui Cathedral is located on the south side of the bustling Xujiahui area of Shanghai. It is the largest cathedral in the city, and was once regarded as the most majestic Catholic Church in the Far East. As a result, it is under city-level protection.
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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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No. 88 Shiji Dadao, Pudong Xinqu, Shanghai
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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.
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Open Daily, call for reservations
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No.33 Fucheng Lu, Pudong
While wedding shops appear to exist all over Shanghai, western style wedding boutiques are actually fairly hard to come by. The Link, which opened in November of 2005, fills the void of western bridal gowns with the best of the best – Vera Wang.
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open daily from 10:00am until 10:00pm
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10/F, New World Building, No. 2-68, Nanjing Xi Lu
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.
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300 Wuning Lu, near Zhongshan Bei Lu, 300 metres east from Caoyang Road metro station on line 3 and
What’s in a name? The Shanghai City Central Youth Hostel is actually more of a hotel and it’s not in the city centre. However it is in Shanghai and to be fair they do have dorm rooms, 4 beds to a room, 60 RMB per bed.
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No.5, North Block, Xintiandi, Lane 181 Taicang Lu (near Huangpo Nanlu), Luwan Qu, Shanghai
Tucked away in a quieter corner of Xintiandi, Kabb provides a surprising respite from the usual hustle and bustle of the popular tourist attraction. Patrons enjoy the option of dining indoors or alfresco depending on their preference (and of course the weather). Menu offerings include fresh salads, sandwiches, pastas and steaks.
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