Lonely Planet China
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Lonely Planet China

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Publisher
Lonely Planet
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781787010529
Print ISBN
9781786575227

Shànghǎi

Sights

Activities

Tours

Festivals & Events

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

Shopping

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Shànghǎi

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Why Go?

You can’t see the Great Wall from space, but you’d have a job missing ShĂ nghǎi (䞊攷). One of the country’s largest and most vibrant cities, ShĂ nghǎi somehow typifies modern China while being unlike anywhere else in the land. ShĂ nghǎi is real China, but – rather like Hong Kong or Macau – just not the China you had in mind.
This is a city of action, not ideas. You won’t spot many Buddhist monks contemplating the dharma, oddball bohemians or wild-haired poets handing out flyers, but skyscrapers will form before your eyes. Shànghǎi best serves as an epilogue to your China experience: submit to its debutante charms after you’ve had your fill of dusty imperial palaces and bumpy 10-hour bus rides. From nonstop shopping to skyscraper-hopping to bullet-fast Maglev trains and glamorous cocktails – this is Shànghǎi.

When to Go

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ASummer is peak season but it’s hot and sticky with heavy rain; spring and late September to October are optimal (neither too hot nor rainy). Winter is cold and clammy.

Best Places to Eat

A Yang’s Fry Dumplings
A El Willy
A Table No 1 by Jason Atherton
A Din Tai Fung
A Lost Heaven
A FĂș HĂ© HuĂŹ

Best Places to Sleep

A Fairmont Peace Hotel
A Mandarin Oriental Pudong
A Kevin’s Old House
A Waterhouse at South Bund
A Urbn

Shànghǎi Highlights

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1 The Bund Strolling down the promenade or raising an evening glass to phosphorescent Pǔdƍng
2 Shànghǎi Museum Loadi...

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Welcome to China
  3. China's Top 30
  4. Need to Know
  5. First Time China
  6. If You Like
  7. Month by Month
  8. Itineraries
  9. Eat & Drink Like a Local
  10. Cruising the Yangzi
  11. Regions at a Glance
  12. Beijing
  13. The Great Wall
  14. Tianjin & Hebei
  15. Liaoning
  16. Jilin
  17. Heilongjiang
  18. Shandong
  19. Jiangsu
  20. Zhejiang
  21. Shanghi
  22. Fujian
  23. Shanxi
  24. Shaanxi
  25. Anhui
  26. Henan
  27. Hubei
  28. Jiangxi
  29. Hunan
  30. Essential China
  31. Hong Kong
  32. Macau
  33. Gungdong
  34. Hinan
  35. Gungxi
  36. Guizhou
  37. Yunnan
  38. Sichuan
  39. Chongqing
  40. Xinjiang
  41. Gansu
  42. Ningxia
  43. Inner Mongolia
  44. Qinghi
  45. Tibet
  46. Understand China
  47. China Today
  48. History
  49. People of China
  50. Religion & Philosophy
  51. Chinese Cuisine
  52. Arts & Architecture
  53. China's Landscapes
  54. Martial Arts of China
  55. Directory AZ
  56. Transport
  57. China By Train
  58. Health
  59. Language
  60. Behind the Scenes
  61. Our Writers