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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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How the daily infection numbers in Shanghai are calculated
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How the daily infection numbers in Shanghai are calculated

There are two main categories for Shanghai’s locally transmitted daily COVID-19 infection cases — confirmed cases (those with symptoms) and asymptomatic cases. Local infections also have three components. The first are people who test positive during “quarantined management and control.” They mainly include those under central...
Makeshift hospital stay turns positive despite misgivings
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Makeshift hospital stay turns positive despite misgivings

For Serena and her husband, their stay at the Baimao makeshift hospital in Shanghai’s downtown Xuhui District was definitely a special experience in their lives. “Actually, it was not bad, and the atmosphere there was really good, everyone stayed positive and tried hard to get rid...
Foreign-invested firms on ‘white list’ to resume work
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Foreign-invested firms on ‘white list’ to resume work

A TOTAL of 247 foreign-invested companies in Shanghai are included in the first batch of 666 companies on the city’s “white list” designed to support firms to resume production amid the COVID-19 lockdown, an official said yesterday. The companies are mainly in key sectors, including integrated...
Baoshan trio suspended over food pack distribution
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Baoshan trio suspended over food pack distribution

Three officials in Baoshan District have been suspended from work for dereliction of duty over the purchase and distribution of food packs. They are still under investigation. The suburban district watchdog said Huan Xiuzhi and Yang Cheng, both deputy directors of Zhangmiao Subdistrict office, and community...
Guangzhou cancels domestic flights
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Guangzhou cancels domestic flights

The southern city of Guangzhou yesterday canceled all domestic flights and began testing 5.6 million people over four confirmed COVID-19 infections, part of an escalating battle across China against the pandemic. The major trade and manufacturing hub announced mass testing for almost a third of its...
Limited movement of residents allowed in some local districts
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Limited movement of residents allowed in some local districts

Districts in Shanghai which achieve zero community transmission at first will allow their residents to move around in limited areas, local authorities announced yesterday as the city’s daily COVID-19 infection numbers maintained their downward trend. A limited number of residents will be allowed to conduct minimal...
Medical firms step forward with key supplies to help ailing kids
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Medical firms step forward with key supplies to help ailing kids

Private medical supply firm Qingdao Baheal Medical Inc has donated more than 20,000 face masks, towels and other daily supplies to a temporary COVID-19 hospital in Shanghai. The hospital mainly houses children and their parents. The facility at the Shanghai New International Expo Center in the...