Snacks, Shrines and Crowds at Shanghai City God Temple
October 19, 2026
Shanghai‘s own City God Temple district is somewhere between a sprawling outdoor food court, a tourist magnet, and a working...
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Neon, Crowds and Shopping on Nanjing Road Shanghai
October 15, 2026
Cutting right through the centre of Shanghai, from the Bund to People’s Square, Nanjing Road is the citys primary shopping...
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Eating and Drinking Your Way Through Xintiandi Shanghai
October 12, 2026
In the centre of Shanghai is Xintiandi, a pedestrianised area that retains some of its original shikumen lane houses but...
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Fairmont Peace Hotel Shanghai, Art Deco and a Jazz Bar
September 27, 2026
The Fairmont Peace Hotel is located at the very center of old Shanghai, on the corner of the Bund and...
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Columbia Circle Shanghai, an Old Club With New Life
September 20, 2026
Now called Columbia Circle, this property occupy the land of a former American country club, the Columbia Country Club, which...
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Sinan Mansions Shanghai, Garden Villas With New Tenants
September 18, 2026
In general, there are only two fates for Shanghai’s old garden villas: they’re either bulldozed (long ago), or they remain...
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Tianzifang Shanghai, Every Lane Leads Somewhere Else
September 7, 2026
In the heart of Shanghai‘s French Concession lies Tianzifang, a maze of converted shikumen houses that has been transformed into...
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Yu Garden Shanghai, 400 Years Old and Still in the Old City
September 3, 2026
In the heart of old Shanghai, Yu Garden is still one of the busiest corners of the city, four centuries...
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