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Discover Shanghai

Shanghai is an amazing city. I put articles useful for tourists, or first time visitors in this section.

Categories in Discover Shanghai

Accommodations (10)
Attractions (52)
Bus (4)
Maglev (21)
Metro (17)
Photos (17)
Planning (6)
Pudong Airport (20)
Restaurants (17)
Shopping (13)
Taxi (16)
Transportation (10)
Weather (2)

Articles in Discover Shanghai

Suggestions for Family Vacation Trip to Shanghai Mar 1, 2008
Today, I am trying to help another reader. I will provide answers inline. (Although I think the knowledge base type of article is more helpful than the random Q&A, I hope this type of Q&A also helps) Hi,am planning a...
Shanghai World Expo 2010 Time May 25, 2007
In case you don't know yet, the exact time of the Shanghai World Expo 2010 is May 1 2010 to Oct 31, 2010 I didn't know this before (the previous news I got was just in the year of 2010)....
Chinese Stock Market is More Crazy May 20, 2007
Just 4 months after I posted my last comments (Chinese Stock Market is Crazy), the Shanghai Stock Index raised from 3000 points to 4000 points, and keep increasing. That means, the stock index increased from 998.23 in June 2005 to...
Chinese Stock Market is Crazy Jan 18, 2007
Maybe I am among the minority who didn't notice the recent bull market trends in Chinese stock market. I heard some news, but never really look at what is happening in the market. Maybe people outside Chinese also didn't pay...
A Picture in Shanghai Dec 17, 2006
Night in Shanghai Pudong. Taken near the Yang Pu bridge in Pudong (Heisong Road, and MingYue Road). P.S. Back from Beijing. When I travel, the regular updates the blog may be interrupted. Hope to be back to normal pace...
Middle Ring of Shanghai Aug 5, 2006
Went to Jeff's birthday party today. The air-con of my car (goudaner) stopped functioning, so we went to the FIAT 4S store, and had it fixed. After that, we went to the middle ring of Shanghai. It is the first...
How Many Hotels in Shanghai? Jul 26, 2006
How many hotels in Shanghai? It is a question without accurate answer. I just searched on expedia (EXPE), and it has 350 hotels in record. (25 per page, and 14 pages) (BTW, in my recent study in the B2C business...
Lion King Comes to Shanghai Jul 18, 2006
Passed the Grand Theatre tonight. All lights went on. The Disney broadway musical the Lion King went on show tonight. July 18 is the first day of the continuous 100 shows in Shanghai. The Lion King is the best Broadway...
Look at These Advertisements Jun 30, 2006
Handsome Man in the Store Window When I tried to enter the Metro tunnel today, I found many people blocked the entrance. It was not easy to get through the crowd. What happened? Then I found a handsome guy dancing...
I Love Shanghai! Jun 4, 2005
Wendy and I talked with three senior guys in the media industry in a cafe near the Shanghai Railway Station. They are in their 40's and experienced the change of Shanghai. Since I am new to the classified business, they...
Black Day for Shanghai Stock Market May 9, 2005
May 9 is not a good day for Shanghai Stock Market. It reached the lowest point of the six years. It closed at 1,130.835 yesterday. I never invested in stock market in Shanghai, and I have no idea about the...
Inside Jin Mao Tower Apr 9, 2005
It is strange for me. Jin Mao tower has been the symbol of Shanghai, along with the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, for many years. But I never really went into the tower. I went to the top deck of Oriental...
TGI Shanghai Aug 6, 2004
If you have visited TGI Friday, you may know what the title of this entry means. Yes. I am back to Shanghai via MU5122 from Beijing (1800 - 2000 hours). I am so happy to be at home again, see...
National Flag of China on Airport Dec 3, 2002
Bill gave a very good suggestion that we should hang a very large national flag of China in the Shanghai Pudong Airport. It is very good suggestion....