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Take a day trip to Xinchang Ancient Town
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Take a day trip to Xinchang Ancient Town

Pudong covers a vast area, but thankfully so does the Shanghai metro, and when considering day trips out of the city, you needn’t always look to the gaotie. In fact, before you even reach the end of Line 16, you’ll find Xinchang Ancient Town, a vibrant tangle of...
Make a quick escape to Chongming Island
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Make a quick escape to Chongming Island

It may technically still be in Shanghai, but the journey over the Yangtze basin via one of the longest bridges in China is enough to make a trip to Chongming feel like you’re escaping the hustle and bustle of downtown. It’s also close enough to make...
Zhujiajiao, but not as you know it
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Zhujiajiao, but not as you know it

We’ve long maintained that Zhujiajiao is best visited as an early evening and early morning excursion rather than a day trip. But while this approach enables you to avoid the majority of the matching baseball cap-wearing, megaphone-wielding tourist hordes and the tat sellers that thrive off...
Shanghai Walks: Hidden French Concession
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Shanghai Walks: Hidden French Concession

Walking time: 1.5 hours Starting point: Shanghai Library metro station, Line 10 Secret garden From Shanghai Library metro station, head north up Hunan Lu. At number 11, you’ll find the 1984 bookstore (open 11am-10pm daily), where you’ll have to buzz to get in. Through the back is a...
9 things Shanghai has that the world needs
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9 things Shanghai has that the world needs

We think Shanghai is the greatest city in the world – and we’re not just saying that because of contractual obligations… From our phenomenal skyline to the heaps of fantastic food offerings, we’ve listed ten things that Shanghai has that wouldn’t go amiss in cities around...
Shanghai’s best al fresco happy hours
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Shanghai’s best al fresco happy hours

Come fair weather, this city has some mighty fine rooftop bars, and knows a thing about al fresco brunching too. There are even some brilliant swimming pools to dip into when the temperature cranks up. But when the weather is clever, we know you want to sip outside. Here, we map...
65 ways to rule summer in Shanghai
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65 ways to rule summer in Shanghai

When Shanghai’s streets start steaming with more heat than your neighbourhood barbecue joint and the summer showers are really raining on your parade, just keep calm and carry on. You might already know about the fantastic al fresco happy hours or how to live like it’s the weekend everyday of the...

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25 Qing Dynasty tombs discovered in China’s Hunan
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25 Qing Dynasty tombs discovered in China’s Hunan

Archaeologists have found 25 tombs dating back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in central China’s Hunan Province, according to the provincial cultural relics and archaeology research institute. More than 60 cultural relics, including porcelain jars, porcelain bowls, copper hairpins and copper knives, were unearthed at the...
Zhongshan Park
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Zhongshan Park

Zhongshan Park The large Zhongshan Park is an all-round classic Chinese park, with requisite leafy walkways, ballroom dancers and random fairground rides – and it’s close to Jingan and the French Concession. The central grassy area, may not have the most perfect grass in the world,...
Fuxing Park
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Fuxing Park

Fuxing Park Undoubtedly one of the most charming spaces in the city, this well-loved park is home to regular dancers, musicians, kite flyers and more throughout its well manicured space. Although the main stretch of grass is surrounded by a low railing in places, no one...
Soong Chingling’s Mausoleum
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Soong Chingling’s Mausoleum

Soong Chingling’s Mausoleum Though it might seem odd to suggest lazing around in a graveyard on a sunny day, this is actually one of the more beautiful and peaceful little parks in town, with a shady tree-lined glade where you can lie on the grass free...
Shanghai History Museum
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Shanghai History Museum

Shanghai History Museum Dedicated to the history of Shanghai, the museum houses more than a thousand relics and chronicles 6000 years of history from the region. If you have ever wondered what Old Shanghai was like, you can find the answer at Shanghai History Museum. Divided...
Yuz Museum
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Yuz Museum

Yuz Museum The West Bund Art area is quickly challenging (or even surpassing) the much loved urban ghetto M50 for the top art hotspot in Shanghai. The Yuz Museum plays no small part in this, offering 9000 square metres of gallery space set inside an old...
Shanghai Center of Photography
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Shanghai Center of Photography

Shanghai Center of Photography Opened in 2015 by Hong-Kong born photographer Liu Heung Shing, the Shanghai Center of Photography’s unique museum consists of a labyrinth of small rooms of varying shape and size, all extending from one central space. The elegant architecture and minimalist design makes...
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
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Shanghai Science and Technology Museum

Shanghai Science and Technology Museum With four purpose-built IMAX theatres and 14 themed exhibition halls including the World of Animals, Children’s Science Land, the World of Robots and a Space Navigation zone this interactive museum in Pudong can keep children entertained for hours and makes a...