Eighteen kilometres from downtown Shanghai in Minhang District, you’ll find the only ancient Chinese water town within greater Shanghai city limits. Qibao has a history that spans more than a thousand years. The ancient city was built around Qibao Temple during the Northern Song Dynasty (960 to 1126). The town spans an area of just … Read more
Whether you’re in Shanghai for business or on holiday, you can’t miss a visit to the world’s second-highest skyscraper amd China’s highest, Shanghai Tower. Opened in 2016, Shanghai Tower opened is considered one of the world’s great architectural marvels. Across the river from The Bund, the beautiful Shanghai Tower spirals 632 meters above the ground. … Read more
From the day it opened in 2008, following 11 years under construction, the glittering Shanghai World Financial Centre (SWFC) has attracted the admiration of visitors from across the world. At the time, it was the second-highest building on earth, hailed as a marvel of engineering ingenuity. Although since surpassed, checking out this building is one … Read more
If you’re looking for some time out in a cool, relaxing and very different environment in Shanghai, pencil in a day trip to the French Concession. Visiting the leafy Old French Concession is easily one of best things to do in Shanghai. The area covers about 8 kilometres of cool, tree-lined avenues worlds apart from the … Read more
The Bund, also known as Waitan, is one of the most recognizable symbols of Shanghai. The buildings lining the Huangpu River at The Bund hail back to Shanghai’s colonial era of the 1800s. The area stretches along a mile of waterfront promenade on the west bank of the river. The Bund is made up of … Read more