Shanghai Guide in a Page

by Jian Shuo Wang (@jianshuo) on November 24, 2007 under Planning

This is what I sent to the YLF participants. I just realized that I need a short simple page of necessary information (not a list of all my 2000+ articles on Shanghai) for visitors who stay just one night. Here it is:

One Page Guide

Hi, welcome to Shanghai! I am sure will try my best to help! I am based in Shanghai, so feel free to let me know if you need any help in advance, or during the trip.

Here are some of articles I wrote about Shanghai, and hope it helps you to prepare your trip to Shanghai:

http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/20041105_youth_hostels_in_shanghai.htm (on top of the Astor hotel we are staying)

Transportation in Shangahi
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/transportation.htm

Everything you should know about Taxi in Shanghai:
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/taxi.htm

Maglev (highly recommend to take a ride). You can take taxi to Astor hotel from Maglev Long Yang Road Station.
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/maglev_train.htm
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/20030809_pudong_airport_maglev_in_depth.htm

General Planning Tips about Visiting Shanghai
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/planning.htm

West Meets East section - about culture shock you may observe.
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/west_meets_east.htm

If you bring your phone, maybe this Phone and Mobile section helps:
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/phone_and_mobile.htm

For information about the train you are going to take, check these entries:
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/by_train.htm

These are some photos about the Z train from Shanghai to Beijing. I don't have pictures about Shanghai to Nanjing train, but the newer train should be much more advanced than the train I show on the picture. So don't worry about the train.
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/20040801_train_from_beijing_to_shanghai.htm

Hope these tips can help.

See you in Astor Hotel lobby!

Jian Shuo Wang mailto:jianshuo@hotmail.com http://www.wangjianshuo.com

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Comments

wow!magnificent.you are marvelous.i wonder if all you have to do is travel to give people accurate answers to their question=)

Posted by: nao on December 25, 2007 11:05 AM

My family and I plan to visit Shanghai during November, we want to visit Hangzhou also. Canyou give us some suggesstion and tips. Thanks.

You have a good day. :-)

Posted by: Andy on September 11, 2008 11:31 AM

Hello,

I am 2 months old in Shanghai and my in-laws are visiting us in the first week of october.I need help on what places in Shanghai would interest them , also outside Shanghai ,where all can I take them ?

Posted by: Duckie on September 18, 2008 8:21 PM

Hi Duckie and Andy

I would like to sugguest:
In Shanghai
1) Yu Yuan (Yu Garden) near the Bund
2) The Bund & Fuzhou Road
3) People's Square
Out-skirt of Shanghai
1) Zhujiajiao
2) Chongming Island
Cities nearby Shanghai:
1) Hangzhou - Thousand islands Lake & Tonglu
2) Suzhou
3) Nanjing

Posted by: Joyce on September 18, 2008 9:12 PM

i have 10 days in shanghai and 7 days in beijing. Your weblog has been very helpful. especially for shanghai! can you suggest places we might like to visit outside of beijing??

Posted by: Andrew on November 28, 2009 9:34 AM