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2 days ago

Shanghai's Cherry Blossom Season: Your Guide to the Best Viewing Spots

Pink petals falling everywhere, where will you chase them first?

26 days ago

The Big Guide to the Best CNY in Shanghai 2026

Everything happening for Chinese New Year — what’s open, what’s on, where to go.

26 days ago

International Pro Hockey Is Back in Shanghai This March

Big-arena ice hockey is returning to Shanghai. This March 5 and 7, the Shanghai Dragons will...

1 month ago

This Kids Craft Is Getting Very Serious in China

At first, it looks almost too simple to be interesting: tiny plastic beads, a pegboard, and an...

2 months ago

IKEA to close 7 stores in China, including Shanghai’s biggest in Baoshan

If you've ever spent an afternoon at the IKEA Baoshan, here's a bummer: the city's biggest store,...

2 months ago

ALTER. X Sugar House Takeover Alila Shanghai Countdown Party

ALTER. and Sugar House don't do New Year's Eve as an afterthought. For the end of 2025, the two...

3 months ago

Pop Mart’s Crybaby Gets Its Own Exhibition — And It’s Huge

Pop Mart's most emotionally fragile mascot is getting the full immersive treatment starting...

3 months ago

Inside Shanghai’s Most Mesmerizing Time-Travel Exhibition

Touching Infinity: Art Beyond Time fills the 176-year-old building with more than 160 timekeeping...

3 months ago

Shanghai’s Ginkgo Season Is Short. These Are the Spots Worth Chasing

Ginkgo season in Shanghai doesn't hang around. One week it's green, the next it's gold, and then...

3 months ago

Moganshan Has Glow-Up Energy

Need an escape from the city? Sure, you could check out Moganshan. Yeah, yeah, I've been there,...

3 months ago

Ever Wanted to See a Real Vault? Shanghai’s Got One

Step inside Shanghai’s secret 1930s bank with hidden vaults.

3 months ago

Chanel’s First Art Library Lands in Shanghai

Chanel has opened its first contemporary art library in mainland China, and it's not in a...

5 months ago

[OFFBEAT] with Clover: The Shanghai Church That Was Once a Zoo Warehouse?!

Hidden next to the Shanghai Zoo, Xiyan Church is a quiet architectural gem with a surprising...

7 months ago

[OFFBEAT] with Clover: Did you know Shanghai has its own Leaning Tower?

An ancient tower in Songjiang is leaning harder than the one in Italy.

8 months ago

The Shanghai Pools Report 2025: Here's Where to Go Swimming

Hot town, summer in the city. All the pools you need for a swim day in Shanghai....

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