There are myriad reasons to improve your Chinese and with an increasingly competitive job market to face, it may be time to step up your game, bite the bullet, and learn some Chinese. Read More>>

With all the hustle and bustle of everyday life – commuting to work, meeting up with friends for drinks, those Mandarin lessons you (try to) take on a regular basis – it can be surprisingly easy to forget that we are living in the best city ever. Here are ... Read More>>

As the Shanghai summer heat turns to a full-out BBQ, the last few weeks of July promise some great events and new openings. There's a lot to explore in the run-up to August, including a flip-flop pop-up shop, an array of new restaurants, and some cool gigs. Read More>>

Summer is here in force, bringing sweltering sunshine and a host of new openings and events around town. Here's our round-up of recent new openings and interesting happenings in the city. Read More>>

Advice on where to enjoy a cat or a dog in a restaurant in China might easily be misconstrued as a distasteful joke – but rather than as part of the actual meal, there are several cafes and restaurants that allow customers to enjoy the living company of ... Read More>>

Lost in your daily routine, it can be easy to miss out on new developments going on around you, especially in a city like Shanghai. Between Cinco de Mayo, music festivals and dance performances, there's a good selection of events happening over the coming ... Read More>>

Shanghai can be a lonely place, despite its population of twenty plus million. And while bar hopping and trying all the hottest restaurants can be fun, sometimes you just need a little… more. Whether you’re strictly religious and want to attend worship ... Read More>>

September is finally here and Mid-Autumn Festival is right around the corner. Like always there is something going on in Shanghai, so get out and experience some of the new openings and great performances on offer…just watch out for strange lights in the ... Read More>>

Summer is creeping in, and there are still a few precious weeks before the humidity ratchets up. The city is blooming with new restaurants, bars and activities. Here’s a round up of what’s happening in Shanghai. Read More>>

Read Temple City Part I Exploring Shanghai’s Buddhist Shrines here. Read More>>

While religion was all but outlawed when the Communists took power, plenty of beautiful Buddhist temples remain in Shanghai – many of which are still used by those wanting to worship in a country with no official deities. Some temples were put to secular ... Read More>>

Shanghai is known globally as a super-modern metropolis and one of the most obvious symbols of this modernity is embodied in its towering skyscrapers that dominate the city’s skyline. We take a look at the buildings that have not only become iconic ... Read More>>

Shanghai is not only great for shopping and living the high life, but it is also home to three great forest parks. Exchange the heels and suits for outdoor gear and barbeque equipment in the Shanghai forest parks listed below. Read More>>

By now, your hibernation instincts have probably kicked in and all you want to do is stay huddled up in your apartment, nice and (fairly) warm. For the sake of your health and sanity (and most likely the sanity of your roommates, coworkers, and friends…) ... Read More>>

Shanghai isn’t a city you’d usually associate with an abundance of museums. Sure, everyone has heard of the Shanghai Museum, the MoCA, and the Urban Planning Hall, but thanks to the municipal government’s promise that there’ll be 100 new museums for ... Read More>>

Historical isn’t a word you’d usually associate with Shanghai’s architecture. It’s a thoroughly modern city on the surface – multi-storied apartment blocks, sky-high office towers, glass-fronted malls. But look a bit closer and you’ll find a whole ... Read More>>

Whether you’re a tourist to Shanghai or a resident there’s no escaping the lure of Shanghai’s museums. If you’re the sort of person who thinks museums are just for geeks/bores/pensioners, think again, and give Shanghai’s a chance. Here is a selection of... Read More>>