Shanghai
Futuristic skylines and tree-lined avenues
Take flights to Shanghai for futuristic cityscapes, steamed dumplings and tai chi as the sun rises.
Things to do
Grand colonial houses overlook The Bund embankment, where street entertainers perform and locals gather at dawn for tai chi and ballroom dancing. Take a twilight stroll to see Pudong's crystalline skyscrapers glitter across the Huangpu River.
Shopping
Shoppers take flights to Shanghai to head for bustling neon-lit Nanjing Road, lined with gleaming malls, fashion stores and cafes. Go east for speciality shops filled with fine silk clothing, jade and calligraphy art.
Restaurants
Street food is very Shanghai. Seafood sizzles on the burners on Huanghe Road. Wash down steamed soup dumplings, noodles and crab-yellow pastries with rice wine on crowded Wujiang Road and Zhapu Road.
Nightlife
Salsa, jazz and lounge tunes pump out of Xin Tian's revamped courtyard houses, harbouring Shanghai's hottest DJ bars and live music venues. Sip a relaxed drink and catch local bands at Ark Live House on your Shanghai holiday.
When to go
KLM has frequent flights to Shanghai. Time your Shanghai city break to catch the firecrackers and lion dances of Chinese New Year, or ballet and Chinese opera at November's Shanghai International Arts Festival.
Upcoming events
- Longhua Temple Fair24 Mar 2012 (annual)
- Shanghai International Tea Culture FestivalMay 2012 (annual)
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Restaurants
SpotlightJean Georges
This restaurant in the Bund area feels like a lavish gentleman's club, with dark woods and elephant skin banquettes in the bar. World-renowned chef More about this item
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SpotlightYu Yuan Garden
Yu Yuan Garden in the Old City features 30 Ming and Qing dynasty pavilions surrounded by lotus ponds and ornate bridges. The More about this item
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SpotlightCloud 9
Futuristic Cloud 9 is named after its lofty location, 87 floors up the Jin Mao Tower. Decked out with dark Bond-style More about this item
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