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4 months ago

Shanghai Then and Now: One Photographer’s Long-Term Record of a Disappearing City

In 2019, photographer ZWEI returned to Shanghai after finishing his studies abroad. Around the...

4 months ago

PALACE Lands in Shanghai With a City-Exclusive Drop

PALACE 26 SHANGHAI Limited Edition Released!British skate label Palace is officially landing in...

4 months ago

Yanqing Lane Is Becoming Shanghai’s New Style Circuit

The new Yanqing Lane on Yanqing Lu is a newly opened lifestyle street project that is quietly...

4 months ago

Shanghai’s Underground Time Capsule Hides Beneath Fengxian

A Cold War-era bunker turned surreal suburban underground maze.

5 months ago

Sheshan's Hilltop Observatory Is a Quiet Half-Day Out

On top of Xisheshan Hill, inside Sheshan National Forest Park, there's a small astronomical...

5 months ago

GAF Shanghai International Illustration Art Expo 2026 Returns to SNIEC This May

GAF's annual illustration mega-fest is back for 2026, taking over the Shanghai New International...

5 months ago

Soft Power: Two Fiber Artists Take Over West Bund Museum

Large color meets quiet texture in contrasting fiber installations.

5 months ago

In Focus: The Shanghai API Adult Expo 2026

The Yearly Adult Expo is back this weekend. We sent our editor to report back with some pictures.

5 months ago

A New Foster + Partners–Designed Museum, Somehow Still Under the Radar

Big name architecture, quiet first impression.

5 months ago

Green Station Puts a Minty Refresh on a Familiar Changle Lu Compound

Just off Changle Lu, a small creative compound longtime Shanghai wanderers might remember has...

5 months ago

A Floating Book Haven on Suzhou Creek

Books, river views, and a surprisingly peaceful new hangout.

5 months ago

Shanghai’s Secret Prop Warehouse

Wander through rows of vintage furniture, props, and cinematic surprises.

6 months ago

Churches & Brunches for Easter Sunday 2026

A few Easter Ed's Picks for Sunday. Brunches, boozes, and bunnies.

6 months ago

A Tiny Basement Shop Full of Old Japanese Toys

Down on B1 of CITIC Square, there's a small vintage shop that's easy to find, head in from the...

6 months ago

Tokyo’s Queue-Famous Hikiniku To Come Has, At Last, Come to Shanghai

Tokyo's famously line-heavy hamburger steak spot Hikiniku to Come has landed on Donghu Lu, in...

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