Shanghai

An abattoir with impressive architecture in British colonial times has been renovated into an artist centre, with a theatre, shops, cafes, restaurants and creative design buildings.

A small museum with a selection of Chinese military planes (mostly from the 50's and 60's), Mao Tze Tung's personal plane as well as a complete DC-8 plane to walk through. (It had a small crash when l...

This is a large old temple that is said to have been built in 247 CE, making it over 1750 years old (with a good deal of renovation in-between of course)

A Franco-Chinese couple run this expat bar on the 3rd floor of Kaiyuan Med shopping mall, which gets very mixed reviews. It can be a good place to meet the local expats, but prices are high and the ow...

Walk along Fuxing Rd to see classical old buildings and much boutique shopping. The Shanghai Music Conservatory is near Fuxing Road some blocks west of Shaanxi Road here and there are a number of shop...

European-style food in a lovely old mansion. Large patio area.

Claims to be the original Xinjiang cuisine restaurant in the city, and probably the best-known. The typical main dishes are moderately spicy preparations of lamb, but the menu also features some rathe...

Shanghai's largest and oldest, located in Zhabei District. Practically all trains used to terminate here, including trains to Hong Kong. However, southern services are being shifted out to the South S...