• There are 3 cellphone service providers in China - China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom. Of these, the best option for foreign travelers is Unicom because they're…

1. Taxi - no Uber in China, local version is called DiDi, available in English works similar to Uber

2. Metro - need to get off at…

Shanghai is a really big city with many diverse districts and areas. It's worth mentioning that it's convenient everywhere in Shanghai - the metro system is wide spread…

Having visited Shanghai numerous times since moving to HK, it's pretty obvious that the air pollution has gotten a lot better in recent years (the worst was in…

Shanghai is generally pretty safe, however pay attention to the following:

• traffic: obey the traffic light, don't follow the local's bad example. that being said, many locals don't…

Shanghai is an immense city with many different neighborhoods. It's impossible to see them all without spending 2-3 weeks there.

But the most iconic ones are only a…

There's a self-service luggage storage station inside the Shanghai Train Station. Mind that this is NOT Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, but the old train station of Shanghai. Also…

• Make sure you are on the right train as the metro splits into 2 routes at Longxi Station (see photo)
• Hongqiao Airport: It goes first to T1…

From Pudong Airport:

1. Take the maglev (CNY 40 for one way with an e-ticket) and transfer to the metro.
2. Use the airport shuttle bus.

From Hongqiao Airport:

1. The…

• I think with 3-5 days in Shanghai you can see its most essential highlights:
• Personally, I think 3 days is doable. It would be rushed, but doable.
• For…