Shanghai Travel Forum

hello,
any of you has gone to the WFC building? i read that its the higher in Shangai. There are a restauran or bar there? or just go up to see the views (well i thinks its enough..).
I'm going to be in Shanghai the last nights of my trip in China, so i'm looking for any special place with beautiful views to dinner.Someone told me about some "rotary" restaurants, where it is? on the Pearl TV tower?

All the suggestions are apreciated!
thank you

Hi,

I'm off to shanghai in october for 10 days with a friend.

I have travelled around europe but never been this far a field. I am staying with a friend and traveling there with a mate.

I just wanted a heads up on things to look out for, and what shoudl we do when we get there (quite fancy the cloud bar:-) )

I am not sure how much money to take either, no accomodation costs so just food./spending money really. I was thinking £1k for 10 days.. I know its alot but was thinking when will I be in china next, plus just wanted to amke sure i have enough.

also will standard debit cards work over there?

any help much appreciated.

hello,
I'll be in Shanghai next October and reading some posts i have seen that someone talks about Outlet Store there.
Where is it? is on the city or out of it? I'll just have one day off to be in Shanghai (the others are visiting the monuments with the group). Do you think its a place i must go? i like shops at good prices much than markets because i hate bargain.. i'm not patient enough.
Please advice.

Thnak you!

During this time of re-construction/renovation of the Bund, is the laser light show from the Pudong side still happening every night? When do the building engage their lights in the evening? (In Hong Kong, the building lights turned on around 8pm, never fail). Also, if I were in Shanghai in about 3 weeks, what time would the sun be starting to go down? From a photographer perspective, I`ll want to take a few shots of the Pudong area as the sun touches down on the horizon, as well as when the lights turn on at twilight.

Searching for updates: 1> Is HuangPu Park still pretty much blocked to pedestrian access or are there some areas where one can get into for a quick photo of the Pudong side at night? 2> if HuangPu park is still closed off, is there a building along the north part of Zhongshan Road where the public can go to the roof and take photos from (for free or low entry cost?). I'll need an unobstructed view of the Pudong side for an ideal photo (and to be high enough that the construction stuff won't be in the way of the photo). 3> where exactly do I find the entrance to that whacky Tourist tunnel with all the psychadelic lights? I read somewhere that it's in the basement of the Peace Hotel???

how crowded is the outlet store on a Saturday? I'm planning to be there as early as the opening time and stay until around 3pm. But if it's really crowded, then I'm planning of not going.

What's the best way to get from Pudong Airport to the Grand Hyatt? Is there some kind of coach bus we can hop on?

Is there a close metro stop in walking distance to the hotel?

Also, does anyone know what the cab fare would be? Thanks!

Planning on taking a day trip to Tongli water town. Is it better to take a guided tour or wing it by ourselves?

Any reccommended companies?
Any tips for going it alone? Bus numbers etc?
We're staying at the Grand Hyatt if that helps. I know there's a few that will do pick-up at the hotel.

Thanks!

My boyfriend and I going to Shanghai next week for 5 days. We're both huge fans of watching animals and I've heard some great things about the parks and aquariums in the Shanghai area. Any reccommendations? Thanks!

-tara

Staying @ Mingtown People Square Youth Hostel (near People’s Square)

Sept 2 (Wed)
3 pm – arrival @ Pudong airport; arrival @ hostel; buy Hangzhou ticket @
nearby train ticket office; rest; dinner; Huangpu River Cruise (not
yet sure), Tallest building for skywalk

Sept 3 (Thurs)
8am – Yuyuan Garden; Eat Brunch
???? - cab to Outlet Store
???? – leave Outlet Store; go back to hostel
6pm or later – French Concession Area (stroll, maybe dinner)

Sept 4 (Fri)
7:30 am – train to Hangzhou (or whatever earliest train there is to Hangzhou)
4:00pm – train back to Shanghai
Rest of the evening - West Nanjing area (window shopping, Plaza 66 etc)

Sept 5 (Sat)
Morning - maybe Art Museum ???
2pm - Bibliotheca Zi Kawei (for free English tour)
6pm – maybe French Concession again and West Nanjing Area if I’m not able to
do it on Thurs and Fri

Sept 6 (Sun)
AM – wake up late, have brunch
1pm – leave hostel
4pm – departure from Pudong Airport


Questions:
1)Is the Huangpu River Cruise the same as the one in Hong Kong and Seoul, is
it similar? I’m having second thought of taking the Huangpu River Cruise
2)Is 2 hours around Yuyuan garden okay? I just want to have a quick look
around, since I’m not really into gardens.
3)What is the best time to leave Yuyuan Garden to catch a cab to Outlet store?
I’m choosing between the two:
a)after Yuyuan, have a heavy brunch, take a cab by 11am or 12nn to outlet
store
b)after Yuyuan, take a cab to outlet store, and have my lunch there.hopefully
there’s a restaurant there
4)Is it okay to leave the outlet by 4:30pm? Or 4pm would be better?
5)Is it worth it to take the English tour in Bibliotheca? Or I can tour the
place on my own?
6)Basically,I have no idea what to do on Saturday.Any ideas? No temples, no
gardens,no china historical places. Last time I was in Shanghai ,I’ve been to
Jinmao,museums,Qibao.Worse comes to worst, I’ll probably just watch a movie.
Any cinema that shows English films with English audio?

Thanks!

Am I correct in assuming that I can take the subway from my hotel off Nanjing St (Manhattan Business Hotel, near the Bund) to someplace on the Pudong side, and then grab the Maglev to Pudong airport? I'm looking for the simplest way to get to the airport since I just found an excellent sale on my flight from Shanghai to Guilin on elong but this flight leaves from Pudong, not Hongqiao. Or, if there is a cheap but comfortable (and easy) shuttle option near my hotel, that would be good too. There are 2 of us, so perhaps it would be cheaper to split a taxi? I'm sure my hotel will have suggestions, but wondered if any VT'er had some experience with this.

Hi, I'm interested in going to the Acrobat Show at the Circus World. WHere can I find a schedule and ticketing information?

Is this the best one to go to?

Just wondering where is the best area to stay for 6 nights/ hotel or? I am wanting a medium price may be up to 80 au double. Also I neading a guide where would I be able to contact one. Thanks in advance

anyone have an idea what's the weather like during the first week of september? I want to know if I should bring a thick jacket or not.

Is there any restaurant in French Concession area (preferably Xintiandi area, since I heard the atmosphere there is nice) that is not for "couples" or "families"?
I really want to try one of the restaurants in that area but I'll be dining alone (since I'm travelling alone), so I really don't want to look stupid eating alone while I'm surrounded with a group of people.
Preferably Italian/Japanese/American/Chinese cuisine. Not too expensive.. maybe around 300rmb or 400 and below..

anyone stayed here recently? how was it?

Hi:
Need some urgent advice.
I will be arriving this weekend at Pudong by United Airlines and changing to Singapore Airlines onward to Singapore.
Is 2 hours enough time for me to go through the process?
Anything I could do to help speed the process?

Please help - we are travelling to China in December/January and we can choose to either visit Shanghai or Hainan island (Sanya). Which one is better?

i just want to ask the difference of the acrobat show and the circus show? or is it just the same? Also, is it different from the acrobat show in beijing or it's the same?

Thanks!

Browsing through the Shanghai pages, I came across mention of this light-show-trippy tunnel you can take from the Bund to Pudong. However, I haven't seen any updated pages on this. Is this tunnel affected by the current construction? Is it still running? Where can I find the entrance? I plan to be in Shanghai around September 12. Thanks!

We will be staying near the Bund & Nanjing Rd (north) in September. We arrive by train around 11am. We wanted to do something simple for the rest of the day, a walk along the Bund (whatever section will be open to pedestrians by mid-September), and then perhaps a visit to YuYuan Garden. The general directions to get there is to walk south along the Bund and then turn right on Jinling St (I think). How far of a walk is it from our hotel (Manhattan Business Hotel) to YuYuan Gardens? Is this the best choice of gardens? I understand there may be an interesting market around there, too. If there is a direct bus or subway to YuYuan from our hotel? Other scenic area suggestions are welcome!

Hi
My cousin and I are going to Shanghai in october. I am looking for a Hotel for us to stay at. Since we are both single guys, we want to stay near the nitelife scene. Do you guys have any suggestions on where to stay and go when we get there?
Thanks
KickinChicken

I've heard that zhouzhuang is a pretty watertown, and Also some canal spots in suzhou. which would be good for a day trip or overnite trip from shanghai? From research it seems that it is a good experience to just enjoy the towns at nite after the tourists have left? Any recomendations for places to stay there?

thanks.

I will be in Shanghai in Sept 09. Anyone know where is good place for Hairy Crab??

Hi,

My 21 year old daughter and 24 year old son are presently in Shanghai. Never having travelled before they're finding it hard knowing where to go and what to do. They tried talking to the conscierge at Radisson Hotel but are not having much success. They firstly wanted to know how to book the acrobatic show and circus show? He says he doesn't know. I am wondering if it may be worth paying a guide for a couple of days to show them around? They have another 4 days to fill in, but are thinking of trying to head back to Hong Kong early. Does any one have any ideas or can recommend a personal guide?

All right folks, I need serious help from the community ... I am taking a very special girl on a date in Shanghai on next Saturday night. I am on the search of a cozy, romantic, not usual restaurant. No need to be posh or luxurious and surely not one of those restaurants found on guidebooks and magazines, she knows them all! ... I need something different, romantic and cozy, that will make me stand out. Any good ideas?

Thanks!
Giuseppe

I will be visiting China in September and the trip will finish off in Shanghai 21st - 26th. Should be spending 5 days here, I am dying to get here sooner from all the pictures I am staring at everyday. Wondering if anyone wants to meetup or join me adventuring the city?

One is for the general city seeing and the other two, for water towns (Hangzhou? Suzhou? Wuxi? Huangshan?).

Any suggestions?

Hi will be in Shanghai in two weeks time. I would like to tailor a few pieces of cheongsam. Any leads on where I can find a concentration of honest and decent tailors shops? I am in downtown Nanjing Road. Thanks.

Hello,

I'm interesting in doing studio pictures where I dress up in different fancy dresses, my hair and make up is done, do funny poses and takes lot of pictures. Then I can buy the pictures and a nice photo book containing the pictures. It's not for wedding or engagement. I hear a lot of females who visit asian courtries do this because it's fun and the pictures look nice. I'm not looking for an expensive elite pro. I just want these pictures to be good, fun and lots of laughs.

I've tried searching online, it's either I have walk up and down certain roads and just ask around or pay a hefty price for an elite pro. I read I can go near the universities and there's plenty of those types of studios around for cheap. But I like to plan ahead and know what I'm getting myself into. Here are my preferences if it helps.

1. English speaking photographer or vendor.
2. Hair and make up can be done at the same venue
3. Vendor or photographer who has outfits/dress on site for me to use for the photo shot.
4. Fairly cheap, my budget is $400 USD.

If anyone has been done this before and would recommend the photographer or vendor, please provide the contact name, # and/or email. That would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Helen