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Cycling

This English traveler ordered a new bike from China - and flew there to cycle home

Jan 15, 2021 • 2 Min read

Last year, Josh Reid ordered a new bike from Shanghai. Instead of having it delivered to the UK, he traveled there and cycled all the way home.

Wildlife & Nature
This former Shanghai airport has been turned into a beautiful park
Jan 11, 2021 • 2 Min read
Xuhui Runway Park has been built on Shanghai's only civilian airport as part of an urban revitalization project.
Disney
Disneyland Shanghai will open next week with new rules for visitors
May 6, 2020 • 2 Min read
Disneyland Shanghai will reopen on 11 May after closing on 25 January due to the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Now as lockdown restrictions are beginning to…
History
This incredible Shanghai church is now an eye-catching bookstore
Apr 21, 2020 • 2 Min read
A distinct and striking bookshop has been unveiled inside a historical church in Shanghai, allowing visitors to peruse the aisles of a modern store built into…
Art
Paris' Centre Pompidou opens satellite museum in Shanghai
Jan 17, 2020 • 2 Min read
One of Paris' great cultural landmarks has opened an outpost in Shanghai.
History
Going solo in Shanghai: 8 of the best activities for lone travellers
Nov 18, 2019 • 8 Min read
Visiting Shanghai alone? Here are our recommendations for the top things to do (and places to eat) in Shanghai for solo travellers.
History
7 of the world's most expensive restaurants
Oct 21, 2019 • 4 Min read
From avant-garde cuisine in Shanghai to dining underwater in the Maldives, here are seven of the most expensive restaurants in the world.
Art
Canal life: a guide to China's most picturesque water towns
Feb 13, 2019 • 6 Min read
The water towns of eastern China near Shanghai are renowned for their pretty whitewashed houses, arched stone bridges and bustling canal-side streets…
Hotels
See inside the amazing new quarry hotel in China
Nov 19, 2018 • 1 Min read
The world’s first ‘underground’ hotel has officially opened inside the abandoned Shenkeng Quarry in Shanghai, China. After almost four years of…
Hotels
This new Shanghai luxury heritage hotel rocks its own glamorous nightclub
Oct 30, 2018 • 3 Min read
When a luxury hotel comes along with its own nightclub pre-installed, take it as evidence of Shanghai’s re-emergence as Asia’s glam party capital. In the…