Shanghai travel guides & articles
All 9 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Shanghai — newest first.
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Shanghai's Pudong from river level to the 118th floor
Four paid decks, two free viewpoints and a 45-minute sailing in Lujiazui, with the prices, hours and queues for each.
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What the Ride Up Shanghai Tower Actually Feels Like
What ¥180 actually buys at 562 metres above Lujiazui, and how the lifts, the queues and the passport rule work.
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Walking Shanghai's Nanjing Road End to End
A straight, stop-by-stop read on Shanghai's one-kilometre neon shopping mile: what is worth your time between People's Square and the Bund, and what to skip.
The Best Food Tours in Shanghai for Authentic Local Eats
From dawn wet-market crawls to chef-led deep dives and a bike through the backstreets — the food tours worth your money in Shanghai in 2026, honestly ranked.
The Old Jazz Band at the Peace Hotel: Shanghai's 1930s Soundtrack, Still Playing
Six musicians in their eighties still play Glenn Miller nightly on the Bund — the living thread that runs from Jazz Age Shanghai to the city's restless present, and the nine rooms where you can hear it.
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Walking Into the Shanghai Museum Without a Queue
Entry is free and you can walk in. The star bronzes have moved across the river to Pudong, and while a special exhibition is on, the reservation rule is back.
Behind the Stone Gates: Life in Shanghai's Vanishing Longtang Lanes
A calm, honest walking guide to the shikumen lane neighbourhoods that made Shanghai — from the sanitised showpieces to the lanes where people still hang out their laundry as you pass.
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Shanghai's Bund by Luxury Car
A private car day on the Bund: the stone promenade is free, the bank lobby dates from 1923, Yu Garden sits inland, and a 14th-floor terrace looks over the Huangpu.
How Shanghai Went From Pre-War Sedans to Driverless Cabs
One district on the far end of Line 11 holds a century of Chinese driving: museum sedans, a Grand Prix circuit, a kart track and a robotaxi that pulls over with nobody at the wheel.