Community

The Shanghai Writing Workshop About community：Founded by a quirky writing professor three years ago, this is a group for anyone interested in writing, editing, or publishing. Every other Tuesday, they get together in Shanghai, share their work, talk shop, and seek advice from one another to...

Shaving in the Dark- Drink and Paint! About community：Shaving in the Dark is an independent collective of illustrators and editors who put together a compilation of their comics in a zine. They do monthly Drink & Draw events to gather the content, as well as art...

RunnersHai About community：Shanghai-based running club that organizes runs both in and out of the city. Community event：Group will notify members before meetings Email：wanghui06129@163.com. Other Recommendation Craft’d Shanghai Heart to Heart Shanghai Kaixin Cooking

Kaixin Cooking About community：Kaixin Cooking provides cooking classes and catering for healthy Chinese food. They teach traditional and modern Chinese-inspired recipes that use whole food and natural flavors, with less oil, sugar, and processed ingredients. Their classes are hands-on and fun for team-building events. They have...

Heart to Heart Shanghai About community：Heart to Heart is a Shanghai-based charity which provides corrective surgery for Chinese children from all over China with congenital heart defects (CHD) whose parents are unable to afford the surgery. They have sponsored over 1,332 children for heart surgery. They...

Craft’d Shanghai About community：Craft Studio is dedicated to all things handicrafty. Friendly staff and very quick responses from official WeChat account. Located in Xuhui District, they offer classes and crafty parties for kids and adults. Holiday camps and sewing classes are offered as well. Community event：Price...

ShanghaiPRIDE is an annual LGBTQ celebration of diversity. Established in 2009, ShanghaiPRIDE was the first PRIDE event to take place in mainland China, and is organized entirely by volunteers with the support of individuals, media, businesses, and foreign consulates. They aim to raise awareness and promote...

Let’s Talk Languages A relatively active community with frequent meetings organized through Meetup for anyone interested in learning and practicing Chinese, English or Spanish in Shanghai. Resources and support are provided for beginners.  Community event：Several times a month WeChat ID: chinesecorners website：https://www.meetup.com/lets-talk-languages-shanghai/ Other Recommendation Ladies Who...