West Bund Shanghai, Museums Strung Along the River
September 19, 2026
Until fairly recently, the area was a series of rail sidings and wharves on the south-western edge of the Huangpu...
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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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M50 Art District Shanghai, Warehouses on Suzhou Creek
September 17, 2026
Along the banks of Suzhou Creek is Shanghai’s M50 Art District, an area of former warehouses and textile mills that...
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Century Park Shanghai, Pudong’s Biggest Green Space
September 13, 2026
Central Shanghai is not an easy place to find breathing space, but if you take a few Metro stops out...
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Jewish Refugees Museum Shanghai, the Hongkou Ghetto Remembered
September 11, 2026
Between 1937 and 1941, when persecution was at its blackest for Europe’s Jews, some 20,000 found refuge in China, with...
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Chongming Island Shanghai, Farmland at the End of the Line
September 10, 2026
Located at mouth of Yangtze and connected to downtown Shanghai via bridge and tunnel, Chongming Island feel like a world...
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Qibao Ancient Town Shanghai, a Water Town on Line 9
September 9, 2026
Located in Minhang District (on the west side of Shanghai), Qibao Ancient Town are around 40 minutes out of center...
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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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French Concession Shanghai, Where the Old Villas Are
September 5, 2026
There’s no one thing to ‘tick off’ in an afternoon in the French Concession. This isn’t some sight. Instead, it’s...
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The Bund Shanghai at Night, One Mile of Riverside Facades
September 4, 2026
No place in the city capture Shanghai as well as the mile-long riverside strip known as the Bund. A line...
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