Shanghai - Post Report Question and Answers
What are some interesting/fun things to do in the area? Can you recommend any “hidden gems"?
Exploring the city with friends is a highlight. Hot pot, skyscrapers, cultural events (international and Chinese), karaoke, and work functions all made Shanghai a great place to be. - Nov 2020
Lots of fun and different food places. Huge markets of every sort. Not just malls like the U.S. and Europe. I mean markets for every kind of zipper and button or electronic parts and equipment or etc., etc. Shanghai is so huge that even if everyone shared their secret places, no one would be able to visit them all. There is just so much here. Salami Sandwiches at CityShop are only 25RMB. That is a steal here. - Dec 2014
The club/bar scene is very vibrant, and there are always great cultural events going on. Check out the Urban Planning Museum and the house where the Communist Party was formed, as well as the French Concession. Of course, walking along the Bund is great fun, and you'll get a better "slice of life" if you duck into one of the less expat-y neighborhoods. Shopping caters to any price point; you can splurge on Gucci and Louis Vuitton on West Nanjing Road, or hit up the malls in many of the metro stations or the night markets for cheap goods. If you want a bit more "real China", it's very easy to hop on a train to Hangzhou or Suzhou to see more historical sites, and in-China flights to other cities are very cheap. - Aug 2014
LOTS! Restaurants, bars, clubs, parks, museums, you name it! - Aug 2011
Just live it up!Let's face it, you'll cover the few tourist sights of Shanghai within 2-3 days. After that, just take it all in, it is a great city to live and work in, and that is what it does very well. - Dec 2010
Lots of things to do, activities, games, clubs, nightlife. - Jul 2010
More than you could do in a lifetime. Its a fascinating place, with lots of great places for day trips (Suzhou, Hangzhou), great museums, some of the best shopping in the world, just anything you can want is here. - Feb 2009
Clubs, bars, more clubs... New skyscrapers in Pudong, a few museums, the old Shikumen houses, shopping, eating... HOWEVER, this is not traditional China.. Before the British arrived in 1842 Shanghai was a sleepy backwater--and thus there wasn't much here in terms of culture. None-the-less, Shanghai has plenty to do, it's also not far from other important tourist sites like Hangzhou and Suzhou. - Jun 2008
