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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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No new COVID-19 strain found in Shanghai
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No new COVID-19 strain found in Shanghai

Medical workers check residents’ information with a community staff member in East China’s Shanghai, April 26, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] Shanghai refuted rumors that a new mutated COVID-19 strain had emerged in the municipality on Sunday. Zhao Dandan, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, said that...
Community transmission has been curbed: Shanghai government
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Community transmission has been curbed: Shanghai government

Residents use self-checkout at a reopened supermarket in a precautionary zone in Putuo district of Shanghai on May 5, 2022. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily] Community transmission in the current COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai has been contained through effective testing and control measures, the municipal government...
Communities on front line of virus fight
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Communities on front line of virus fight

People line up to take nucleic acid tests in Haidian district, Beijing, May 5, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] Measures have ensured normal life of residents during epidemic prevention Communities are front lines for China to combat and bring COVID-19 under control, Liang Wannian, head of the National Health...
Virus situation in Beijing still intense, officials say
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Virus situation in Beijing still intense, officials say

A community worker guides residents for nucleic acid test in Haidian district, Beijing, capital of China, May 7, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] The COVID-19 control situation in Beijing remains intense with new sporadic cases reported at the community level, officials said. Beijing reported 39 new infections during the...
Experts: Anti-COVID strategy works
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Experts: Anti-COVID strategy works

Experts: Anti-COVID strategy works Support expressed after top leadership affirms dynamic clearance is effective A medical worker takes a swab sample from a delivery man for nucleic acid test at a testing site in Chaoyang district, Beijing, May 5, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] Persevering in the dynamic zero-COVID...
FAQs about antigen self-testing for COVID-19
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FAQs about antigen self-testing for COVID-19

China has approved COVID-19 antigen testing as a supplementary means to improve early detection, and 10 domestically made antigen kits have been allowed for home use. Who can use a COVID-19 antigen self-test? Where to buy the self-testing kits? Can antigen self-testing be a substitute for...
Streaming websites bet big on Chinese cinema
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Streaming websites bet big on Chinese cinema

WITH diverse and creative productions coming into play, Chinese cinema continues to thrive. Streaming websites have also been involved in film production and distribution, as well as the emergence of talented filmmakers. Directed by Xin Yukun and co-produced by iQiyi, a drama film has recently wrapped...
Great time to finish off your older Bordeaux reds
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Great time to finish off your older Bordeaux reds

OVER the past few weeks I’ve been inundated with questions from readers and video fans on questions related to drinking wines at home. As we’re all spending an inordinate amount of time at home, I thought this was the ideal time to address the subject. Many...