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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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Arsenal boss Arteta virus positive, to miss City game
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Arsenal boss Arteta virus positive, to miss City game

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will sit out Saturday’s English Premier League game at home to Manchester City after testing positive for COVID-19, the London club said yesterday. Arsenal is fourth in the table on 35 points after 19 games, 12 points behind leader City. “Mikel is...
James mum on Abdul-Jabbar’s COVID-19 flak
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James mum on Abdul-Jabbar’s COVID-19 flak

LeBron James said he had no response to National Basketball Association great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who criticized the Los Angeles Lakers forward for a social media post in which he appeared to question the difference between COVID-19 and the flu and common cold. James had posted an...
Djokovic withdraws from ATP Cup
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Djokovic withdraws from ATP Cup

Novak Djokovic has pulled out of this week’s ATP Cup in Sydney, organizers said yesterday, heightening doubts over whether he will defend his Australian Open title. There has been intense speculation as to whether he will travel to Australia, having refused to confirm if he has...
Paire frustrated again
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Paire frustrated again

Frenchman Benoit Paire’s preparations for next month’s Australian Open have been dealt a body blow after he revealed he has again tested positive for COVID-19. The 32-year-old, a former top-20 player, was forced to pull out of the 2020 US Open after testing positive. The following...
K-pop cheerleaders:the ‘flowers’ of South Korean baseball
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K-pop cheerleaders:the ‘flowers’ of South Korean baseball

In baseball-mad South Korea teams of professional cheerleaders pumping up players and fans with elaborate K-pop routines are as integral to the games as beer and fried chicken. Imported by American missionaries more than 100 years ago, baseball is South Korea’s most cherished spectator sport, beating...
Celebrities come out in support of the anti-pandemic fight
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Celebrities come out in support of the anti-pandemic fight

WHILE the coronavirus continues to hamper movement in Shanghai for the sixth week, Chinese artists have stepped forward in support of the pandemic fight. Producer and actor Yang Zi and his actress wife Huang Shengyi have teamed up with the China Siyuan Foundation for Poverty Alleviation...
Films tap into virtual market with online releases
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Films tap into virtual market with online releases

HONG Kong filmmaker Daniel Lee’s martial arts epic “Song of the Assassins” is being screened on the streaming platform iQiyi’s Cloud Cinema, with a few other releases drawing a substantial online crowd. Starring Feng Shaofeng and Hu Jun, the film is adapted from Yuan Taiji’s online...
Keeping fit the Sardinian way
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Keeping fit the Sardinian way

Physical and mental health are essential to persevering through these challenging times. This May, many readers share my concern on how to keep fit and optimistic during the various stages of lockdown. Personally, I’ve been running on my treadmill at home and doing a lot of...