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Home > China Guide > Shanghai

Shanghai, the largest city in China, is considered as "Paris of the Orient". It is a city heavy with unique story to tell with complicated colonial past from the French Concession and soaring nowadays from its height-vying skyscrapers. It's a city full of energy.

Shanghai map
  • Air quality: ★★★☆☆
  • Foreigner-friendly degree: ★★★★★
  • Public security degree: ★★★★☆
  • Hygienic degree: ★★★★☆
  • Traffic jam degree: ★★★★★
  • Internationalization level: ★★★★★
  • Consumption level: ★★★★★
  • Language: Mandarin, Shanghainese (Wu Chinese)
  • Best traveling season: Mar. Apr. May. Sep. Oct. Nov.
  • Tourist resources: historic relics, shopping, cityscape
  • Pudong airport to Downtown: 40-50km
  • Hongqiao airport to Downtown: 13km
  • Demographics: Han (99.38%)
  • Key words: foreign concession, commercial, metropolitan, traditional garden, Shanghai Cuisine.

Local Delicacies: Mitten Crab (Dazhaxie大闸蟹), Stir-Fried Shrimps (Youbaoxia油爆虾), Eight-Treasure Delicious Duck (Babaoya八宝鸭), Crab Meat & Bean Curd (Xiefen Doufu蟹粉豆腐), Eight Treasures in Hot Sauce (Babao Lajiang八宝辣酱), Braised Eel with Brown Sauce (Hongshao Heman红烧河鳗).

Local Specialities: Town God's Temple Cream Sugar (Chenghuangmiao Ligaotang城隍庙梨膏糖), Shanghai Gaoqiao Muffin (Shanghai Gaoqiao Songbing上海高桥松饼), Shanghai Woollen Embroidery (Shanghai Rongxiu上海绒绣), Clay Sculpture Pottery Figurine (Nisu Taoyong泥塑陶俑), Silk Collage (Choubu Tiehua绸布贴画), Shanghai Silk (Shanghai Sichou上海丝绸), Shanghai Sculpture (Shanghai Diaoke上海雕刻).

    Travel Tips:

  • ·There are two airports in Shanghai-- Pudong Airport about 50 km away from the city and Hongqiao Airport in the city.
  • ·It is not so hard to find washrooms in Shanghai. Actually there are some free-charged restrooms at places such as big department store, KFC, Mcdonald's, hospitals and so on. There are also clean pay toilets in some main scenic areas and underground stations.

    Useful lines:

  • 火警 Fire Alarm
  • 119
  • 报警服务台 Police Service Center
  • 110
  • 医疗急救台 First Aid
  • 120
  • 消费投诉 Consumer Complaints
  • 12315
  • 旅游投诉 Tourism Complaints
  • 021- 64393615
  • 查号台 Information Directory Desk
  • 114
  • 全天气象信息查询电话 Meteorological Information Inquiry
  • 12121
  • 邮编查询 Post Code Inquiry
  • 184
  • 虹桥机场航班问讯 Hongqiao Airline Schedule Inquiry Service
  • 021 -62688918
  • 浦东机场航班问讯 Pudong Airline Schedule Inquiry Service
  • 021-68341000
  • 铁路上海站问讯 Shanghai Railway Station Info Service
  • 021-63179090
  • 上海南站问讯 Shanghai South Railway Station Info Service
  • 021-64511039
  • 地铁问讯 Subway Inquiry
  • 021-63189000
  • 公交指路热线 Public Transport Service
  • 021-63175522