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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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Study in Shanghai
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Study in Shanghai

China’s largest city is also the country’s commercial hub and one of the trendiest cities in Asia. The city of 25 million people offers exciting entertainment and shopping facilities as well as historical and cultural sites and attractions. Because of China’s quick economic boom in recent...
Student life in Shanghai
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Student life in Shanghai

Studying abroad can be an exciting and eye-opening experience in a variety of ways especially if you have chosen China’s most international city as your academic destination. Home to several of the world’s top ranking universities and offering a variety of post-graduate career options, Shanghai is...
Getting around Shanghai
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Getting around Shanghai

Shanghai is a large city covering an area of 6,340 square kilometres and home to over 25 million people. It, thus, comes as no surprise, that getting around the city is not always a breeze: traffic jams a common sight in Shanghai and getting a taxi...
Health Insurance for Expats in China: What You Need to Know
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Health Insurance for Expats in China: What You Need to Know

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Shipping from China: Procedure, Costs, and Customs
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Shipping from China: Procedure, Costs, and Customs

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Cookbooks With Authentic Chinese Recipes
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Cookbooks With Authentic Chinese Recipes

We love to eat. And fortunately, my husband loves to cook. Even before we moved to China, he cooked many Chinese dishes at home – really tasty! Now in China, it is even easier than before, with easy access to cheap local ingredients. We found great...
Chinese Cooking At Home
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Chinese Cooking At Home

Cooking authentic Chinese food at home is a great and tasty way to immerse in the local culture. And with the right tools, ingredients and recipes, and maybe some hands-on instructions, Chinese cooking is not difficult. jiang yóu 酱油 lǎo chōu 老抽 Chinkiang black vinegar –...
Eating Out In China
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Eating Out In China

Chinese like to eat out and there are restaurants on every corner of a Chinese neighborhood, from hole-in-the-wall to multilevel banquet halls. In Beijing restaurants you can explore authentic Chinese food (not what is served as Chinese food in Western countries) or fall back on the...